>The Thirlmere Aqueduct is a 95.9-mile-long (154.3-kilometre-long) pioneering section of water supply system in England, built by the Manchester Corporation Water Works between 1890 and 1925.

>A reservoir to supply the aqueduct was constructed at Thirlmere. This lake was chosen because its height above sea level meant gravity could be used to get the water to Manchester.

>According to one story, two teams of navvies started on opposite sides of the mountain at Dunmail Raise, near Grasmere, and met in the middle just eight inches (20cm) off centre.

>There are no pumps along the aqueduct's length.

>Work started in 1886

>Water began to flow on 12 October 1894

120 years ago we built a 95 mile long aqueduct that relies on gravity and no pumps that took just 8 years to complete

Mad that we can't do things like this today