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THE WATER SUPPLY 



OF THE 



CITY OF GLOUCESTER 



{Read March 1.2th, 1912) 



Introduction 



BY 



L. RICHARDSON, P.R.S. Edin. 



In the latter part of 1910, and the early part of 191 1, a 

 deep boring was put down at Ketford, near Newent, by the 

 Gloucester Corporation with the view to obtaining an addi- 

 tional supply of water for the City. The diameter of the bore- 

 hole down to a depth of 353 feet from the surface was i8f 

 inches and from that depth down to 359 feet, 14^ inches. 



Realizing how very desirable it is that the geological 

 details of all such borings should be recorded and portions of 

 the core, if necessary, preserved, I visited the Ketford boring 

 in company with Mr R. Read, A.M.I.C.E., the City Surveyor, 

 examined the cores, made notes and selected portions of the 

 cores to be brought to Gloucester. These have now been 

 dressed and are to be seen in the Gloucester Museum. 



During the progress of these investigations, it seemed to 

 me that it would be interesting to have collected together in 

 one paper details of the whole of the water-supply that is 

 available for the City of Gloucester, together with a history 

 of the development of the scheme of supply. Therefore, the 

 scope of the enquiry was enlarged and I am greatly indebted 

 to Mr Read for most kindly supplying me with all the details 

 that I required ; to Mr Roland Austin for undertaking the 

 necessary historical research ; and to Mr Sheffield Blakeway 

 for his kindness in facilitating the initial stages of the enquiry. 



