The dawn of green2009
Manchester, Thirlmere, and the Victorian environment
by Harriet Ritvo
In 1870 the burgeoning city of Manchester purchased a lake in Cumbria, Thirlmere, to provide a water supply. The conversion of lake to reservoir sparked one of the earlist environmental campaigns. Harriet Ritvo revisits the controversy & considers what lessons it has left with us.
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