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Tag Archives: embankment
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink…
I’m very pleased (and relieved) to welcome back Ian Pell to the Brownhills Blog, with a cracking article about the Hammerich burst I mentioned a few weeks ago.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 1961, British Rail, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Burst, Company, David, embankment, Hammerwich, Ian Pell, leak, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, maintenance, Moore, New Photos, pumping station, Sandfields, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, surge stack, washed away, Water, water main
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A sudden loss of pressure
Chris Pattison has been in touch. Chris, you’ll remember, is the wonderful historian charting the history of South Staffordshire Water, who has made such great moves in helping local historians like myself, Kate Cardigan, David Moore and Ian Pell to bring local water and railway history to life.
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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Events, Followups, Interesting photos, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web
Tagged 1961, British Rail, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, Burst, Company, David, embankment, Hammerwich, Ian Pell, leak, Lichfield, local blogs, Local History, maintenance, Moore, New Photos, pumping station, Sandfields, South Staffordshire, Staffordshire, surge stack, washed away, Water, water main
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