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Todbrooke reservoir


Arthur Marshall

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6 minutes ago, The Dreamer said:

According to Wikipedia, and with all the usual scepticism of accuracy, it was specifically commissioned by the canal company to service the additional demand caused by increased traffic.

That was my initial thought. The guy was adamant it wasn't. 

 

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Cannot comment on Todbrook, but canal engineers were adept at adopting/adapting existing infrastructure to met their needs.

 

On the Chesterfield Canal, Jame Brindley adapted existing watercourses. One such being the feeder to the ornamental ponds at Shireoak Hall, which he used as theTurnerwood feeder.  He also used the existing millpond at Pebley Mill and built a new dam wall to create Pebley Reservoir.  Incidentally Pebley is the oldest C&RT reservoir still in service and doing its original job.

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Pebley could well be a candidate for the oldest reservoir, but the original Gailey Reservoir may also be in contention. On the BCN the now filled on Smethwick Reservoir was it appears the first summit level reservoir to be opened- 1769 it seems. Then came Titford and again the original part of Titford Reservoir is a contender.

 

On the Trent & Mersey there was an early reservoir called Bagnall, but the original Harecastle Tunnel was a source of supply also as water came from the side tunnels to the mines.

 

As to Todd Brook, the needs of supplying water for the additional traffic created through the opening of the Macclesfield Canal.

 

This has been well documented by the carefully researched RCHS book on the Peak Forest Canal. 

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