The reservoir is a feeder to the Oxford Canal, built in 1789.
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Lakes & Reservoirs, Trees & Woodlands, Oxfordshire, Reflections 2 - Trees
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That's a very imaginative and graphic use of a negative..very original, could almost be an icy Scandinavian location rather than Oxfordshire,well done.