Emergency Water Supply

  • 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
  • Further information

    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/156515782@N02/52316737163/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 4 months, 4 weeks ago
    Viewed: 92 times
    Picture Taken: 2022-08-28T04:22:51
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