Ruins of former canal pumping station
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Description
"The Carlisle Canal http://www.canalroutes.net/Carlisle-Canal.html opened in 1823 and had a relatively short life of 30 years. The water supply came from reservoirs, supplemented in 1825 by water from the River Caldew. This was brought by cutting a mill race (or leat) through Willowholme, to this location by the River Eden. Here the race powered a water wheel and pumping engine, which raised water to the canal. The engine was also used to run a mill, built in 1832, which ground bones for manure. In 1839 the wheel was superseded by a steam engine, which lifted water from the River Eden (a height more than 50ft). Although the steam engine was removed when the canal closed, the bone mill returned to water power and carried on until 1906 (information from book 'The Carlisle Ship Canal 1821-1853' by David Ramshaw http://www.bookscumbria.com/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_5677 , also an archaeological survey for United Utilities at Willowholme https://library.thehumanjourney.net/2231/1/L9938_CompleteRep.pdf ). This is right beside the footpath - view direction is a bit of a guess." Photo by Rose and Trev Clough, 2015. -
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What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4868225
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
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Picture Taken: 2015-08-05 -
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