Where does Manchester's water come from?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOver the centuries, Manchester has had several world firsts including the country’s first ever working canal in 1761 and the world’s first ever railway line in 1830.
The northern city is hailed as being the world's first industrialised city at the heart of the industrial revolution. This goes someway towards to explaining where Manchester's water comes from and the extraordinary Victorian engineering that is still in place today.
In the early 19th century, the exponential growth of its cotton industry put the city at the centre of global manufacturing and trade which placed an increasing demand on water supplies.
The glacial valley of Thirlmere in the Lake District was identified as one of the purest sources of water in the UK. Following an act of Parliament, a 96 mile aqueduct was built to re-direct the water flowing from St Johns Beck to Keswick and further south to Manchester. Read more:The Thirlmere Aqueduct from the Lake District to Manchester Section of hills were spectacularly hewn to carry 55,000,000 imperial gallons down its amazing cave like tunnels .
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