Archimedes screw, Tumbleton Lake &copy; Ian Capper

NU0702 : Archimedes screw, Tumbleton Lake

taken 1 year ago, near to Rothbury, Northumberland, Great Britain

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Archimedes screw, Tumbleton Lake

A 17m Archimedes screw installed in 2014 on the face of the Tumbleton Lake dam on the Cragside Estate. Its purpose was to provide power for all lighting in Cragside, thus continuing the tradition that dates back to 1878 when William Armstrong made the house the first in the world to use hydroelectricity for lighting.

The whole estate, now owned by the National Trust, is grade I listed - see Link

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Grid Square: NU0702, 251 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Ian Capper (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 18 August, 2019 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 11 October, 2019
Geographical Context: Energy infrastructure Country estates
Lake (from Tags): Tumbleton Lake
Place (from Tags): Cragside
Near (from Tags): Rothbury
Subject Location: OSGB36: NU 070 025 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:18.9933N 1:53.4165W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NU 070 025
View Direction: East-southeast (about 112 degrees)