Title: The dawn of green
Description: In 1870 the burgeoning city of Manchester purchased a lake in Cumbria, Thirlmere, to provide a water supply. The conversion of lake to reservoir sparked one of the earlist environmental campaigns. Harriet Ritvo revisits the controversy & considers what lessons it has left with us.
Subjects: Environmentalism, Water rights, Water-supply, History, Water-supply, great britain, Great britain, history
Places: England, Thirlmere, Lake (England), Manchester, North West England
Time periods: 19th century