Posted by Peter Truelove on December 18, 2011 at 02:31:25 user jacpet.
In Reply to: Re: Newspapers posted by Peter Ceresole on December 18, 2011 at 01:55:55:
Even today a piped mains water supply is only available in the towns and villages of the Lake District. Outlying farms, houses, cottages etc all have their own private water supply taken from a storage tank (usually underground) somewhere on the property, and fed by becks and land water run-off. These are often a problem in very dry periods which fortunately (for water supplies) are actually highly unusual in these parts.