with knife and fork » erddig http://withknifeandfork.com a blog mostly about food Mon, 25 May 2015 16:04:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Cup and saucer, Erddig http://withknifeandfork.com/cup-and-saucer-erddig-2 http://withknifeandfork.com/cup-and-saucer-erddig-2#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:59:00 +0000 http://goodshoeday.posterous.com/cup-and-saucer-erddig On Boxing Day we were in North Wales and we went for a walk in the park at Erddig.

Here you can find an oversize and unusual ‘cup and saucer’

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It’s a functional water feature designed by William Eames in 1775. The water in the brook drops down a central circular weir down a tunnel to power a way of pumping the water back to the house.

Neat huh.

 

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