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and Mr. Metcalfe met the members, conducted them over the premises 
and explained the various processes in dealing with the town’s waste 
matter. The fine machinery consisted of eight pumps, each of which is 
capable of raising ninety gallons at one revolution of the great fly- 
wheel, which make ten revolutions per minute. The electric light 
plant, the workshops, the lime-houses, the boiler-house, and the 
various extensive buildings were each visited in turn, and 
demonstrations were given of the manner in which the lime acts upon 
the sewage. The party then proceeded on its way to the Monk’s 
Bridge where some interesting particulars regarding its history were 
given by the Excursion Secretary. Reaching the entrance to the Farm, 
samples of the effluent were examined to indicate the eflicient way in 
which the lime had done its work, the effluent entering the farm land 
in an almost pure state. 
The testing house was then visited. Here samples are taken 
and tested every half-hour and recorded. Mr. Thompson then gave 
a general description of the Farm itself, 950 acres in extent. The 
centre of Farm, being used as a_ gigantic filter bed, was not 
cultivated, only the outskirts being under cultivation. The town’s 
sewage is being dealt with in a most efficient manner and with a 
remarkable absence at the present time of any complaints as to smell. 
The Farm Buildings were then visited, 40 cows being in process 
of milking at the time, afterwards a visit was paid to the osier stripping 
sheds. 
Tea was taken at Etwall, after which, the church of St. Helen and 
the Hospital were visited under the guidance of the Rev. D.C. 
Cochrane (Master of the Hospital). The massive octagonal Font, 15th 
century, and the Hospital chapel of carved oak, dated 1635, are very 
beautiful and interesting, as are also the Monuments to Sir John 
Porte (founder of Repton School and Etwall Hospital). The list of 
vicars dates back to1301. Across the churchyard is the Hospital or 
Alms house extremely old fashioned, but quaint and picturesque, 
founded in 1556, and re-built in 1681. 
