Rosebery Reservoir

Category

Library Item

Item no

29027

Title

Rosebury [Rosebery] Reservoir

Description

A scene of the excavation of waterways at Rosebery Reservoir. Wooden scaffolding secures the banking of a newly dug water channel which is filled with rocks and debris from the digging work.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1879

Size

11.1 cm x 15.6 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Rosebery Reservoir is a small body of water which stands near Gorebridge in Midlothian. Opened in 1880 it is a compensation reservoir which collects surface water from the Moorfoot Hills. It is mostly used today for pleasure fishing and is the habitat of rainbow trout, pike and perch.

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Landscape > Land > Rocks

Landscape > Water > Reservoirs

Manufacturing Industry > Manufacturing equipment > Scaffolding

Manufacturing Industry > Manufacturing facilities > Construction

Manufacturing Industry > Manufacturing facilities > Construction sites

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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