Alnwick Hill measuring house

Category

Library Item

Item no

30408

Title

Alnwick Hill measuring house

Artist / maker

Featherstone, A. J.

Date

1890

Size

9.0 x 13.5 cm

Type

Engraving

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 gradations 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.
This image is an engraving of an original photograph by Alexander Leslie C.E.

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