Poison in the Water (Image 2)

Contributor: Wakefield Historical Society
Recorded: 10/01/2018

Ferry Lane is the site of the first large waterworks of Wakefield. Unfortunately, its intake was just two miles below Wakefield's sewer outlet, which was not very healthy! The waterworks, now filled in, were to the lower right of this aerial view, with the prefabs opposite below.

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