Medieval Liverpool

[Waterways]

Interesting that they needed another drain to syphon off all the water collected beneath the railway tunnel. Quite an engineering feat.

The water is a near constant temperature soaking into the tunnel via the rock, and used by the Capital Building to heat and cool it.

[Samp]

I wander if they pump the water back into the Mersey?

You would think if it had been seeping through the sandstone it would be somewhat filtered, if United Utilities were to install a desalination plant this water could be redirected to a reservoir!

[Waterways]

I wander if they pump the water back into the Mersey?

You would think if it had been seeping through the sandstone it would be somewhat filtered, if United Utilities were to install a desalination plant this water could be redirected to a reservoir!

The water was used to pour into the drains to flush them as there was blockage problem at the time. The water is not potable. It is a reasonably constant temperature being heated, or cooled, by the earth as it seeps in from the river above.

There is a thread on the this:
Eco thread