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The Friends And The Reservoir

We had a Friends gathering last week to hear from John Cartledge about his new booklet The Story of Aldenham Reservoir. Taking us through the history of the building of the dam and reservoir, the purpose behind it and following the story through the centuries. He told us about the many incidents including the aircraft accidents in World War 1, and the gradual lessening in popularity of the lake for swimming from its heyday in the 1930s to the end of the sixties. Although sailing and angling continued up to the turn of the century, the many problems of ownership and dam repair in recent years have led to a decline in its use. At least the Park Run is still using the Reservoir.

And the booklet is available from the Museum for £3.