The dam at Blackbrook Reservoir
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The dam at Blackbrook Reservoir
Image: © Mat Fascione Taken: 2 Jan 2017
The reservoir was constructed in 1796 in order to feed the Charnwood Forest Canal, which has long since vanished. The present gravity dam was constructed in 1906 after the previous one failed in 1799.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.755611
Longitude
-1.323416