WHEN ENGLAND’S WATER SHORTAGE BECAME ACUTE.—As a result of drought in England, the water shortage is becoming a serious problem, and a system of rationing has been inaugurated. These pictures, taken towards the end of February, give some idea of the alarmingly low levels. Top: The dried-up bed of the River Grants, at Bartlow, in south-east Cambridgeshire. Below: The extremely low level of Bragdon Lake, in the Mendips, Bristol’s main source of supply.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20278, 12 April 1934, Page 5
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73WHEN ENGLAND’S WATER SHORTAGE BECAME ACUTE.—As a result of drought in England, the water shortage is becoming a serious problem, and a system of rationing has been inaugurated. These pictures, taken towards the end of February, give some idea of the alarmingly low levels. Top: The dried-up bed of the River Grants, at Bartlow, in south-east Cambridgeshire. Below: The extremely low level of Bragdon Lake, in the Mendips, Bristol’s main source of supply. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20278, 12 April 1934, Page 5
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