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Excavation – the Victorian Water System

9th March 2017 By John Roper Leave a Comment

Detecting the Victorian Water Source

Excavating the Cistern

The Cistern Control Valve

Excavating the Basin Drainage

29.3.2017
7.4.2017 - showing the depth of spoil that covered all the upper part of the dell.
10.5.2018 discovering the pipe running to the sump

Excavating the Sump

10.5.2018 Discovering the drainage pipe from the Basin

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