They have been digging and preparing the site at Settle weir since summer. Settle hydro is a community project in Settle. Today - 28 Oct - The crane and the Archimedean screw arrived.
I was driving into Settle to attend Craven Conservation Group Fungus Foray - I saw the commotion and thought - "This is too important to miss."
Here is where the screw was placed initially.
This has four blades. (Larger screws would only have three.)
They are starting to lift it now
Up and over.. have to remove some blocks from the lintel above the door
There it's in now. Attach some bolts..
See Mark Dale's excellent pictures at photobucket.com
More details about the project
In the background of the pictures above is Lords Wood and some pasture on the hill beyond. This is where I did eventually catch up with the fungus foray - examining a fairy ring of Clouded of Agarics (Clitocybe nebularis)
They had a good day.(Interested? See www.craven-conservation-group.org.uk and Mid Yorkshire Ffungus Group www.myfg.org.uk)
And quite a few of us went back to see the Settle Hydro.
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