About forty years ago some very pricey mock Georgian houses were built on a water meadow in St. Albans. The water meadow had been dry since the water board started pumping from nearby springs. This also caused the ancient ponds used by the monks at the Abbey to dry up completely. A few local people knew that if there was any big rainfall or if the pumping slowed those houses would have problems. It took less than a decade for them to flood. The builders didn't use deep pile foundations, some of the houses were demolished and rebuilt.
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ReplyDeleteAbout forty years ago some very pricey mock Georgian houses were built on a water meadow in St. Albans. The water meadow had been dry since the water board started pumping from nearby springs. This also caused the ancient ponds used by the monks at the Abbey to dry up completely. A few local people knew that if there was any big rainfall or if the pumping slowed those houses would have problems. It took less than a decade for them to flood. The builders didn't use deep pile foundations, some of the houses were demolished and rebuilt.
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