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The reservoir was designed by J. F. Bateman for Halifax Corporation to provide a water supply from Widdop to Halifax, 8 miles away.
It was constructed under an Act of Parliament passed in 1868. The first sod was cut on 26th July 1871 by Mayor H. C.…

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Looking from Lancashire into Yorkshire. Widdop Reservoir is on the right and Widdop Cross formerly stood on the grassy bank in the left foreground. September 1950

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The upper end of Widdop Reservoir. September 1950.

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Featured in Remains of Elmet, which contained poems by Ted Hughes.

An excellent view of Foster Mill

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Part of a pair as the conduit goes over a dip in the slope. Stark symmetry is a surprise in this rural setting on a permitted path.

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Withens Clough conduit looking east to Cragg Vale

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Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive

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Gorple Gate track dropping down on the far side. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
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