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Pipe bridge and screen
by Bob Harvey
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The infeed to the original pumping station at Pode Hole is still used and is... (more)
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Entering Pode Hole
by Bob Harvey
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The edge of the village, with its 40 mph speed limit signs and a prominent power... (more)
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Pode Hole old pumping station
by Bob Harvey
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The standard picture of the Internal Drainage Board at Pode Hole - this was the... (more)
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Flag at half mast
by Bob Harvey
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The pumping stations at Pode Hole. There is a flagpole in the yard, and the... (more)
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Pode Hole Pumping station - diesel engines
by Chris Allen
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Three Ruston diesel engines installed in 1964. These are still in service to the... (more)
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Pode Hole Pumping Station - Adventurers pumps
by Chris Allen
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This land drainage pumping station has a long history that commenced with beam... (more)
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Pode Hole Pumping Stations
by J.Hannan-Briggs
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The other pumping station
by Bob Harvey
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Looking toward Spalding
by Bob Harvey
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The bulk of the village of Pode Hole is a ribbon development along the side of... (more)
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The A151 through Pode Hole
by Bob Harvey
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Drain grid
by Bob Harvey
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A road gulley in Pode Hole
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Foundation record
by Bob Harvey
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Not quite a foundation stone, but near enough, recording the building of the... (more)
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Safety precautions
by Bob Harvey
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A life ring and rescue pole on the lower staging of the Pode Hole pumping station
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Trees in the village
by Bob Harvey
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A short row of trees growing in the middle of Pode Hole
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Adventurer's Fen pumping station
by Bob Harvey
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The smaller of the two modern pump houses at Pode Hole houses three electric... (more)
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Pode Hole pump house
by Bob Harvey
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The pump house built for the Deeping Fen drain. It houses three huge diesel... (more)
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Automatic machinery
by Bob Harvey
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The two pumping stations at Pode Hole. Each has a screen on the inlet side to... (more)
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Where waters meet
by Bob Harvey
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Two major fenland drains converge on Pode Hole. The drain on the left is... (more)
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Modern houses
by Bob Harvey
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Some of the more recent homes built in Pode Hole
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Post-war housing
by Bob Harvey
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There is huge variety of housing in Pode Hole. I reckon these were built in the... (more)
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A Fenland Village
by Bob Harvey
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Pode Hole, viewed across a field of Oilseed Rape
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A busy day
by Bob Harvey
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This is an unusual amount of traffic for Pode Hole. This is the southern... (more)
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Pode Hole pumping station
by Bob Harvey
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Built to drain Deeping Fen, by pumping water into Vernatt's Drain.
See... (more)
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Signs at the pub
by Bob Harvey
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Various businesses are scattered around Pode Hole.
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Pub for sale
by Bob Harvey
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The "Fisherman's Arms", a popular alehouse at one time, has been... (more)
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Pumping station outflow
by Bob Harvey
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The head of the Vernatt's Drain, fed from the pumping stations
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Adventurers' pump house door
by Bob Harvey
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The modern location board on the electric pumping station. It includes the... (more)
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Pumping station name
by Bob Harvey
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Serial numbers
by Bob Harvey
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Labelled pipe work
by Bob Harvey
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Discharge pipes
by Bob Harvey
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The pumped water is fed through these elbows to Vernatt's Drain
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Swimming in Vernatt's Drain
by Bob Harvey
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A lone Swan in the artificial river
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A dabbling swan
by Bob Harvey
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A swan, feeding below the surface of Vernatt's Drain
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Two for the price of one
by Bob Harvey
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Service valve markers
by Bob Harvey
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Marker posts on the pavement at the junction of Bourne Road and East Road. See... (more)
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Service valve
by Bob Harvey
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Inscription on the pumping station
by Bob Harvey
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End-on junction
by Bob Harvey
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The swing gates mark the point where The Delph, or the counterdrain, flowing... (more)
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Unusual road name
by Bob Harvey
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Dozens Bank stretches from the junction with The Delph northwards to the New... (more)
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Fishing prohibited
by Bob Harvey
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Sign erected by the Internal Drainage Board forbidding fishing in the drains
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The Westlode Drain
by Bob Harvey
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Once of the drainage channels that convert the Fens into valuable agricultural land.
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A fenland scene
by Bob Harvey
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The land on the banks of the Adventurer's Drain is managed by the Internal... (more)
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Two cottages
by Bob Harvey
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A pair of bungalows unusually located on the banks of the South Drove drain.... (more)
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Telephone pole
by Bob Harvey
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This part of the world still has overhead telephone wires. There is a DP... (more)
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Makers plate
by Bob Harvey
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Gates for the drain
by Bob Harvey
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A nice pair of farm-style gates onto the embankment of the Adventurer's... (more)
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Adventurer's fen pumping station
by Bob Harvey
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Flag at half mast
by Bob Harvey
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Flag at the pumping station at half mast for HRH Prince Philip.
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Vernatt's Drain
by Bob Harvey
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An artificial river dating from the 17th century, named after Philibert Vernatti... (more)
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Covid precautions
by Bob Harvey
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