Accumulator tower by the Ulverston Canal
Introduction
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Accumulator tower by the Ulverston Canal
Image: © Karl and Ali Taken: 3 Feb 2013
The tower is a Grade II listed structure: 'It housed a hydraulic accumulator: a supplementary power source which was effectively a large pipe into which a good head of water could be pumped and stored until it was needed to operate the hydraulic rams which moved the bridge' http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-1404328-rolling-bridge-over-ulverston-canal-and The Rolling Bridge (also listed Grade II) carried a now defunct railway over the canal.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.193643
Longitude
-3.068695