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Alnwickhill Filters
Unknown, 1879, Photograph
Alnwickhill Filters
Alnwickhill Filters
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29006
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Alnwickhill Filters
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Alnwickhill filters beds with fields and trees that surround them. A small stone building can be seen in the background
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Unknown
Date
1879
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12.0 cm x 16.3 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The Alnwickhill Filters and service reservoir stand near Liberton on the southern edge of the city. This system of filter beds works through the water filtering through gradiations of sand to remove impurities which it has picked up either at the source or through its journey to the city through pipes. The Alnwickhill filters concentrate on purifying the supply from the Moorfoots which includes the Portmore, Gladhouse, Rosebury and Edgelaw reservoirs.
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Reservoirs of Edinburgh
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