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I.O. " Festival Dome for british reservoir " " A new building principle is being for thousands of peaple in the Kempston district of Bed fordshire, England. The principle is the same as that used in constructing the Dome of Discovery for Festival of Britain. The plan invalues covering over Max Hill, reservoir,bear cople, B dfordshice, with a metal dome while the reservoir is still in use.There are no stachions for the large metal dome the wahole roof's weig is taken on the outside ring and parapet walls of the reservoir. The dome and its superstrcture weigh about 14 tons . Object of the scheme is to avert the scheme is to avert the possibility of pollution of the mater.When the dome is completed he water will not see daylight until it comes through the consumers taps. Picture shows: Ageneral view of the almost completed dome over the mex Hill reservoire at Cople, with riucters at work on top" " arquitectura "