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English: Water pumping station by the River Esk Constructed during World War I to provide water for a huge new munitions factory. The complex of works and housing stretched 9 miles, from Dornock in the west to Mossband near Longtown in the east. The pumping station had three electric pumps, each capable of discharging 5 million gallons of water a day. (Information from the book "Gretna's secret war" by Gordon L.Routledge,1999 - a detailed account of the munitions work.)
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Camera location55° 01′ 32.56″ N, 2° 58′ 38.2″ W  Heading=180° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location55° 01′ 23.4″ N, 2° 58′ 41″ W  Heading=180° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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