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| | Rainworth Water Works (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | The sinking of the well and boreholes took five months, the maximum yield from the well was nearly 2 million gallons per day, this was considered excellent. |
 | | The contract for building the waterworks at Rainworth was awarded to Tomlinsons, Civil Engineers, at a cost of £33,000, this included all permanent buildings, boilers, engines, reservoir and 2 miles of pipework. |
 | | The steam plant at Rainworth waterworks remained in service until 1944 when a new borehole was sunk and a 150h.p. |
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