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What's going on here ???

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John Shulver replied to tim p's discussion Hornsey Wood Reservoir
"Thanks Hugh.   One year from breaking the soil to turfing over !  That seems a real achievement to me considering plant available in those days.  But many fine projects were achieved in Victorian times......."
Jan 13
Hugh replied to tim p's discussion Hornsey Wood Reservoir
"It was dug out between 1868 and 1869, Guess where all the earth they dug out ended up?"
Jan 4
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John Shulver replied to tim p's discussion Hornsey Wood Reservoir
"Oh wow...........impressive indeed !  Wonderful brickwork back in the day.  Anywhere state how long it took from start to finish, number of navvies involved and if they were brought in specifically for the works ?  Must have created…"
Jan 4
Hugh replied to tim p's discussion Hornsey Wood Reservoir
"One final link - I added a comment on another thread earlier which reveals where in Harringay all the spoils from digging out the reservoir ended up."
Jan 3
Hugh replied to tim p's discussion Hornsey Wood Reservoir
"That looks to be quite something!"
Jan 3
Justin Guest replied to tim p's discussion Hornsey Wood Reservoir
"That sounds about right Hugh, I do not see Thames Water's PR dept looking likely to pick up organising tours in a hurry! It did make me think of the Byzantine Cistern in Istanbul, should anyone visit there! This you can get into, and well worth…"
Jan 3
Hugh replied to tim p's discussion Hornsey Wood Reservoir
"I think most entries that have produced the photos over the past decade or so have been without permission.There's a manhole cover which gets welded shut. From time to time people manage to get it open. As far as I'm aware there have been…"
Jan 3
Kathleen replied to tim p's discussion Hornsey Wood Reservoir
"Fabulous photos.. Really want to visit but he didn't say how to gain access. "
Jan 3
Hugh replied to tim p's discussion Hornsey Wood Reservoir
"Probably the best set of photos taken of teh reservoir wer those taken byMatt Emmett in 2014 for whihc he won the Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Award in 2016. I added a link to the whole set on this thread back in 2014, but sadly the site…"
Jan 3
Justin Guest replied to tim p's discussion Hornsey Wood Reservoir
"So, this is fascinating- not least because he got access to it. Not sure I spotted how that was arranged. It’s not like it’s open to the general public. Would love to go down there if we can ever arrange a tour. "
Jan 1
Hugh replied to tim p's discussion The Great Train Robbery....
"Thanks, Tim.  Christopher Freeman is a very nice man. It must be frustrating to have his childhood toy swiped."
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At 10:05 on September 20, 2021, Julie Richards said…

Hi Tim.  It most certainly is.  I've sent you a 'connection' request so I can then send you a private message with my address and contact details.

At 19:35 on December 1, 2019, marian broderick said…

hi tim

 i'm on mariansbroderick@hotmail.com.

it's probably easier because I don't know how to use this site

thanks 

marian

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