Inscription and washout valve marker plate on Birstall Bridge

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Inscription and washout valve marker plate on Birstall Bridge

Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 7 Feb 2013

The valve is probably on the pipe laid to carry water to Morley from Withens Clough Reservoir. The inscription is mysterious - why Halifax and why no other place name, such as Leeds?

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.732007
Longitude
-1.669063