Passing the Pond.
This picture was taken in July 1984 and it can be seen compared to the previous picture that reeds have taken over a third to a half of the pond's water surface. The valley bottom here collected rainwater that ran off the steep sided valley.
Before the ponds were built to exploit it, this area was the watershed of the valley floor, a marsh drained by what is now Pow Beck that ran (and still does run) both ways, one leg to Whitehaven and the other to St Bees. Viewed from Stanley Breast, an up train of caustic soda liquor tanks (possibly 7F43 Corkickle to Runcorn) are passing the scene behind an unidentified class 25.
Passing the Pond.
This picture was taken in July 1984 and it can be seen compared to the previous picture that reeds have taken over a third to a half of the pond's water surface. The valley bottom here collected rainwater that ran off the steep sided valley.
Before the ponds were built to exploit it, this area was the watershed of the valley floor, a marsh drained by what is now Pow Beck that ran (and still does run) both ways, one leg to Whitehaven and the other to St Bees. Viewed from Stanley Breast, an up train of caustic soda liquor tanks (possibly 7F43 Corkickle to Runcorn) are passing the scene behind an unidentified class 25.