Leeds 17- Underground structures...

rangieowner · Post by **rangieowner** » Wed 14 Jan, 2009 2:16 pm

Cardiarms wrote: There's water in the water towers. They help to maintain a steady water pressure at high points on the network. Oh I C! That makes sense that does! on a hill, in a tower, gravity pulling the water down increases pressure Q.E.D. (I think)

spainboy · Post by **spainboy** » Tue 03 Feb, 2009 3:31 pm

Trev_h wrote: One winter in the early/mid 80's one of the gates had been left open to the Nursery Lane tower so all the local kids got their sledges out and started sledging down the slopes (me included).Went back one evening when the snow had melted and someone had removed one of the covers on the top which I nearly fell down! Not pleasant.Still, all good fun growing up round there! Me and 3 other lads, Robert Halpen, one of the smithy brothers(black lad) and someone else climbed the water tower years agoin the 80s. We had to chuffle across a big pipe first then climb over the railing to get up the spiral staircase.As soon as we did this someone from the synagogue spotted us and dragged us back to the synagogue to phone the police.I was especially gutted cos I was still on the pipe at the time and never managed to climb the damn thing.!!!

simong · Post by **simong** » Tue 03 Feb, 2009 8:34 pm

wiggy wrote: rangieowner wrote: They're all over the place them things! Cookridge, Miggy, Garforth Cliff to name just a few!! harehills lane... Haw Top, although it doesn't have a tower.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Tue 03 Feb, 2009 9:49 pm

wiggy wrote: rangieowner wrote: They're all over the place them things! Cookridge, Miggy, Garforth Cliff to name just a few!! harehills lane... It took me ages to convince my sister that there was a reservoir at the end of Harehills Park.....