Join me on my merry trek of old ruins, cinemas, railways and things that just catch my attention around Yorkshire and the UK. John.
View this post on Instagram Seems to be the place to cool off on the UK's hottest July day: 38.1°C in Cambridge just short of the all-time high of 38.5, it reached about 34°C here). The stepping stones strangely seem to sit on top of a very low weir, creating a nice pool behind for swimmers. The large weir (originally wooden) was used by a water mill from the 1790s to 1966, the goit or mill race was cleared of silt in 2010 and brought back into use for a new hydro-electric scheme providing 1,400 MWh per year, similar to the scheme down river at Otley, this one not using Archimedes screws though. There is a campaign (involving Janet Street-Porter) to replace the stepping stones with a bridge as they are unusable for large parts of the year. The crossing is is designated as a public bridleway with a ford for horses and a rather ominous warning sign #ukhottestday #hotweather☀️ #coolingoff #wildswimming #steppingstones #weir #hydroelectric #greenenergy #bridleway #riverford #river #burleyinwharfedale #riverwharfe #burleyhydro #wharfedalehydropower #janetstreetporter #burleybridgeassociation A post shared by John | Exploration and history (@merrytrek) on Jul 25, 2019 at 6:06pm PDT
Seems to be the place to cool off on the UK's hottest July day: 38.1°C in Cambridge just short of the all-time high of 38.5, it reached about 34°C here). The stepping stones strangely seem to sit on top of a very low weir, creating a nice pool behind for swimmers. The large weir (originally wooden) was used by a water mill from the 1790s to 1966, the goit or mill race was cleared of silt in 2010 and brought back into use for a new hydro-electric scheme providing 1,400 MWh per year, similar to the scheme down river at Otley, this one not using Archimedes screws though. There is a campaign (involving Janet Street-Porter) to replace the stepping stones with a bridge as they are unusable for large parts of the year. The crossing is is designated as a public bridleway with a ford for horses and a rather ominous warning sign #ukhottestday #hotweather☀️ #coolingoff #wildswimming #steppingstones #weir #hydroelectric #greenenergy #bridleway #riverford #river #burleyinwharfedale #riverwharfe #burleyhydro #wharfedalehydropower #janetstreetporter #burleybridgeassociation
A post shared by John | Exploration and history (@merrytrek) on Jul 25, 2019 at 6:06pm PDT
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