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'Edinburgh Water Supply', 8th June 1933
Unknown, 1890, Press cutting
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'Edinburgh Water Supply', 8th June 1933
'Edinburgh Water Supply', 8th June 1933
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Title
Press cutting from The Scotsman 'Edinburgh Water Supply', 8th June 1933
Description
A group of men work to maintain the clean filtration system at Alnwickhill Reservoir.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1890
Size
14.5 x 21.7 cm
Type
Press cutting
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
A cutting from the Scotsman news paper on 8th June 1933 depicting the continued maintenance of the Victorian filtration system at Alnwick Hill filters. The cutting reads 'EDINBURGH WATER SUPPLY. - The extensive filter beds at Alnwickhill, near Edinburgh for the purification of the city's water supply. Workmen are seen carrying out the regular cleaning of the sand used in the process.... Behind the high ground on the right is the main collecting reservoir from which the water flows for final filtration.'
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