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Plughole (a.k.a Wassoooo)/Filtration Plant, Redmires Reservoir, near Sheffield, February 2018

1. The History
The Redmires Reservoirs are a group of three reservoirs in Fulwood, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They are fed from various small streams rising from the Hallam Moors by including Fairthorn Clough. The three reservoirs are named Upper, Middle and Lower and date back to 1836 They were created to provide clean drinking water via a water course down to Barker's Pool 5½ miles away following Sheffield’s devastating cholera epidemic in 1832.

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Plughole (a.k.a Wassoooo)/Filtration Plant, Redmires Reservoir, near Sheffield, February 2018

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