The current heatwave and national drought has revealed an old structure in Yorkshire which has not been seen since 1956.
The low levels of water has revealed an old bridge that was previously submerged at Baitings Reservoir, RippondenThe current heatwave and national drought has revealed an old structure on the Lancashire and Yorkshire border which has not been seen since 1956.
Baitings Reservoir is owned by Yorkshire Water and provides water to the surrounding population and takes its name from of the hamlet that was flooded under the new dam. The old bridge lies directly below a modern bridge that is part of the road called Back O' Th' Height.
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