Remains of reservoir wall at Hilltop Heights
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Remains of reservoir wall at Hilltop Heights
Image: © Brian Norman Taken: 1 Oct 2015
Water was once drawn from the River Eden at Stoney Holme and pumped by a beam engine to a reservoir at Hilltop Heights. The pipeline ran along St Aidans Rd and Rydal St into Botchergate and then up London Rd to the reservoir. Parts of the reservoir walls still remain behind the Hilltop Hotel.
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