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Radio 4,18 Dec 2007,30 mins
Andy Cave's Expedition Underground
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Mountaineer Andy Cave joins the team working on the Thirlmere Aqueduct, an extraordinary Victorian system using only gravity to carry water for 94 miles from the Lake District to a million homes in Manchester. Opened in 1894, this remarkable engineering feat was closed for maintenance during October 2007.
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