Mottram tunnel shaft
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Mottram tunnel shaft
Image: © Stephen Burton Taken: 26 Apr 2013
In the early part of the 19th century the great manufacturing city of Manchester was in need of clean fresh water. In 1844 the city council employed civil engineer J F Bateman to work on a plan to bring water from the Longdendale valley. Several dams were constructed across the valley and a tunnel was built to carry the water on the first leg of its journey to Godley Reservoir. This is one in a line of shafts that follow the 3100 yard long 6 foot diameter tunnel. From Godley the water flowed through pipes 40” Diameter on its way to Gorton Reservoir.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.456089
Longitude
-2.028424