Emergency Water Supply
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Description
In the early days of WW2, all local authorities were required to provide emergency water supplies for fighting fires in the event of bomb damage to mains water pipes, large improvised tanks of water were used, positioned at various key points around the city, their location pinpointed by EWS signs painted on the walls of buildings, with an arrow indicating the direction to be followed. This one was in Richardson Street, Carlisle, Cumbria, Standpipes were also installed in some parts of the UK to allow local residents to organise their own fire fighting capability. ( thanks to Jeff Wharton for photo of re enactor plumber and sign writer, and to Russell W Barnes for background photo and information. https://flic.kr/p/2h5nm1w" rel="noreferrer nofollow">flic.kr/p/2h5nm1w ) -
Owner
saudekjan -
Source
Flickr (Flickr) -
License
What does this mean? Public Domain Mark
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Further information
Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/156515782@N02/52316737163/
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 3 months, 1 week ago
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Picture Taken: 2022-08-28T04:22:51 -
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