tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post8813198911533696409..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Gold Corner: wartime engineering in SomersetCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-22485459747910459802019-05-26T09:31:59.111+01:002019-05-26T09:31:59.111+01:00Wartime rush - but it does bring to mind 'more...Wartime rush - but it does bring to mind 'more haste, less speed'.CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-60417446959915250972019-05-26T08:05:22.839+01:002019-05-26T08:05:22.839+01:00Of course the area's agricultural land also re...Of course the area's agricultural land also required a water supply, as well as fresh water and factory water. Yet it was only after construction had started did it become apparent that the surrounding soil wouldn't support a deep channel *cough*. <br /><br />The engineers might have established, before work started, that a shallower system had to be built, reliant upon pumps! My beloved late father worked in water system engineering and filtration, and would have been not well pleased.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com