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  1. 30th August 2010, 11:46 #1
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    Default Knypersley Reservoir and dam

    Originally known as Knypersley Pool, in Knypersley Estate, the reservoir was designed by Thomas Telford and opened in 1827. Now a part of Greenway Bank Country Park, it provides a feed for the Cauldon Canal and from there into the Trent & Mersey Canal, the River Trent flowing through it not far from its head









    The bridge carries a road across the dam


























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    Default Re: Knypersley Reservoir and dam

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    excellent year for buildings
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    excellent year for buildings
    I'm probably being thick but...?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BereniceUK View Post
    I'm probably being thick but...?
    Could keep you guessing, but its when our house was built by Mr H Marson
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    Default Re: Knypersley Reservoir and dam

    Not to steal your post, but I got a couple of shots of a reservoir a little while ago, the water level quite low also:









    And the local Pterodactyl had been around too:

    In the future they will say The Royal Air what ???
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gingie View Post

    And the local Pterodactyl had been around too:

    Didn't know they smoked
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