This past weekend I visited a number of villages around the Ribble Valley in Lancashire County including Hurst Green (near the beautiful campus of Stonyhurst College), Clitheroe and one of the loveliest villages I've seen, Downham (check out these pictures I found). One of the reasons it looks so picturesque and unchanged is because all the power and electrical lines were relocated underground. This move helped to ensure its place as the quintessential tranquil English village (and popular film and television location).In keeping with my new found interest in pairing disparate places and things, New York City also maintains its power lines underground. After the Blizzard of 1888, when the weight of the snow brought down the lines, effectively shutting the city down, they were moved below ground. See the "before" picture above.
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