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Springstone
Closer to the source
If water was to flow through this top chamber it could only mean one of two things. Either coastal areas of Britain have been flooded by a rainfall event of biblical proportions or the lower pipe is blocked.
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08.11.04 Midge Bridge
Nothing much to see here except a couple of tonnes of blockwork, but when it is finished it will be the point where we measure the flow rate of the springs, the ambient temperature of the air and the amount of rainfall. The temperature of the spring water will be taken at source. These measurements will help us better understand our very own water cycle.
The bridge contains two six inch pipes laid on top of one another in two separate compartments. In the event of there being too much water for the bottom pipe, a well chamber fills and starts to feed the second, upper pipe. Only the top pipeway is visible in the picture, the stream is already flowing through the lower chamber from under an adjoining building. We are working to divert the source of this water and re-route it around the building.
This needs to be a very strong construction as I dare say in years to come tractors, or even heavy horses, will once again cross over this stream. Once this top chamber is capped with slabs I shall build a roadway on top of it. I'm getting the urge for a pillar or two and maybe some railings, definitely steps down to the stream and perhaps an old hand water pump.
I'm also thinking of planting a couple of firethorn bushes on the left, just over the wall, to give some dark evergreen colour with bright red berries in the winter.
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