Lower Vartry Reservoir The Lower Vartry Reservoir has provided Dublin with clean drinking water since the early 1860s and, although enlarged, is essentially unchanged since its construction.Previously, the [...]

Dublin Port Diving Bell In the 1860s, more traffic and bigger ships led to a requirement for deeper water and bigger retaining walls / quaysides in Dublin harbour. [...]

Steam locomotives of British Railways The below text is from Wikipedia's entry for the Steam Locomotives of British Railways The steam locomotives of British Railways were used by [...]

The Ardnacrusha HEP Station The below text is from Wikipedia's entry for the Shannon Hydroelectric Scheme (Ardnacrusha HEP Station). The Shannon hydroelectric Scheme was a major development by [...]

Battersea Power Station The below text is from Wikipedia's entry for Battersea Power Station Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank [...]