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The Filter House - Page 2

The Filter House was extended in 1951 and additional filters were installed in 1951 and 1955.

Filter House - 1974

Photograph used by kind permission of E. & M.C. Higham

Filter House Interior - 1974

Photograph used by kind permission of E. & M.C. Higham

Filtration Tank Makers Label

Photograph used by kind permission of  Ken Geddes © 2004. All rights reserved.

Filtration Tanks

Photograph used by kind permission of  Ken Geddes © 2004. All rights reserved.

Since the changes made in the 1950s further developments resulting from new technology have been made and a major programme of improvement is currently being undertaken. 

Stocks Reservoir Filter House - 2003

Stocks Dam Embankment 2003 Panorama - including new filtration plant 

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The final product - Pure filtered Bowland water!

Photograph used by kind permission of  Ken Geddes © 2004. All rights reserved.