Waterworks
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Waterworks by John Illingworth as part of the Geograph project.
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Waterworks
Image: © John Illingworth Taken: 28 Apr 2007
This seems to be the water supply for nearby farms. A hydraulic ram pump is operating in the concrete box. This uses the energy of a descending stream to pump some of the water to a higher level.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.312874
Longitude
-2.44418