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Ancient City of Aleppo :- Located at the crossroads of several trade routes from the 2nd millennium B.C ., Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes and Ottomans . The 13th-century citadel, 12th-century Great Masjid / Mosque and various 17th-century madrasas , palaces, caravanserais and hammams all form part of the city's cohesive, unique urban fabric , now threatened by overpopulation . Outstanding Universal Value Brief synthesis  Located at the crossroads of several trade routes since the 2nd millennium B.C ., Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Akkadians, Greeks, Romans, Umayyads, Ayyubids, Mameluks and Ottomans who left their stamp on the city. The Citadel, the 12th-century Great Mosque and various 16th and 17th-centuries madrasas, residences, khans and public baths, all form part of the city's cohesive , unique urban fabric. The monumental Citadel of Aleppo , rising abov...

ABBEY MILLS PUMPING STATION Abbey Mills pumping station 'A', built by engineer Joseph Bazalgette, Edmund Cooper and architect Charles Driver. Built between 1865 and 1868 it has been described as the cathedral of sewage. Date 1968/1997. ABBEY MILLS PUMPING STATION The Abbey Mills Pumping Station (Pumping Station F) is a large industrial barn, some 57m long, 29m wide and 23m high. It is the fifth in a series of sewage pumping stations built here since 1869, and uses state-of-the-art submersible pumps which halved the installation cost. Previous Victorian stations are now listed and used for other purposes. The superstructure consists of lightweight steel ‘A’ frames at 6m centres, bearing upon a square frame which carries the travelling cranes used for maintenance. It is this square structure that is at the heart of the design and becomes the key to the expression of the gable ends. Four sewers are brought together into one large concrete culvert which forms t...