Construction of Hurstwood Reservior near Burnley

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iBase ID

265433

Reference identifier

EBU20140922011

Title

Construction of Hurstwood Reservior near Burnley

Place

Burnley

General notes

Hurstwood Reservoir, completed in 1923, has a capacity of 301 million gallons. This photograph of the construction phase was taken by Walter Baldwin, who was Burnley's deputy-chief water engineer at the time. It shows one of the valves that were used to release water from the reservoir to the town.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

21.9 x 15.5

Year of image

c1921

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Locator

Q311: Hurstwood

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