J3633 : BWC gate near Bryansford
taken 10 months ago, near to Maghera and Bryansford, Northern Ireland

BWC gate near Bryansford
Detail of an original Belfast & District Water Commissioners red gate at the entrance to an air well over the Mourne Conduit near Bryansford (see J3633 : BWC gates near Bryansford).
Belfast & District Water Commissioners gates and buildings
Images relating to Belfast & District Water Commissioners buildings and gates found throughout County Down between the Mourne Mountains and Belfast. They are found in and around the Silent Valley and in numerous places above the underground Mourne Conduit which carries water to Belfast. The buildings are mainly pumping stations, wells or houses (mostly now vacant) for staff. The red gates were erected, mainly through farmland, so that BWC staff (linesmen) could walk the length of the Mourne Conduit and visually check for problems at the surface. The posts have BWC cast into the metal at the top (Belfast Water Commissioners - see J3452 : BWC gate near Ballynahinch for a close-up) and there are a few to be found where the letters are back to front! The gates are also found in several places on the Mourne Wall - see J2923 : Stile and gate on the Mourne Wall and J3228 : The Mourne Wall at the Hare's Gap for examples.
See also the associated shared description for The Mourne Wall at Link.
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- Date Taken
- Monday, 3 July, 2017 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Wednesday, 5 July, 2017
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Irish:
J 360 337 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:14.0485N 5:54.8825W - Camera Location
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Irish:
J 360 337
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- Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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