Our Land Flows… from Peat to Pipe

These wonderful old photographs have been shared with us as part of Our Land Flows… from Peat to Pipe.

Bob Cook, Richard Hansford Worth and Cyberheritage

Bob Cook, Richard Hansford Worth and Cyberheritage

Plymouth Drakes Reservoir prewar, Cyberheritage

Plymouth Drakes Reservoir prewar, Cyberheritage

Drawn by John Spry around 1591–1595. (Original in The British Library)

Drawn by John Spry around 1591–1595. (Original in The British Library)

Plymouth Borough Records Drakes Leat c1835 original in The Box, Plymouth ref W507

Plymouth Borough Records Drakes Leat c1835 original in The Box, Plymouth ref W507

Fishing in Drakes Leat courtesy of Steve Johnson, Devon Heritage

Fishing in Drakes Leat courtesy of Steve Johnson, Devon Heritage

Burrator Dam from Rebuilding Plymouth and reproduced by Cyberheritage

Burrator Dam from Rebuilding Plymouth and reproduced by Cyberheritage

Photograph by Robert Burnard A labourer clearing ice and snow from Plymouth Drakes Leat on March 14th 1891. Found in the Dartmoor Pictorial Records vol 1 (1890) collection.

Photograph by Robert Burnard A labourer clearing ice and snow from Plymouth Drakes Leat on March 14th 1891. Found in the Dartmoor Pictorial Records vol 1 (1890) collection.

References:

  • Cyberheritage - PLYMOUTH & local history. Personal page of Steve Johnson who invites you to share with him his love of Plymouth & local south west England history, heritage & life.

  • Devon Heritage - where you will find information and articles about the people and places of this County, both past and present.

  • The Box, Plymouth - Plymouth's history, art, collections and archives.

  • The British Library - the UK's national library.

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