Culverted Watercourse at Furness Abbey
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Description
"In mediæval times abbeys, such as this one at Furness, would be built close to a source of running water as it was such an essential requirement for many everyday purposes. Mill Beck runs through the eastern side of the abbey site, sometimes running in a culvert beneath the buildings. As well as supplying water for drinking, cooking, washing and flushing the latrines, the stream also provided the energy to power a mill owned by the abbey a little further downstream." Photo by David Dixon, 2020. -
Owner
David Dixon -
Source
Geograph (Geograph) -
License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6588448
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 2 years, 2 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2020-08-26 -
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