Catcleugh Reservoir 'Navvies Window', Byrness Church
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Catcleugh Reservoir 'Navvies Window', Byrness Church
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 10 Apr 2019
Installed in the tiny Church of St Francis of Assisi, Byrness, in 1903 by the construction workforce of Catcleugh Reservoir, in memory of the 64 deaths of workers and their familes. It is probably unique in having no religious content and detailing not only the working lives of the reservoir construction workers but also a narrow-gauge steam railway. The brass plaque with the names of the remembered workers and their families is shown here Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.314511
Longitude
-2.362826