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| HER Number | MWB21958 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of Pump on Bath Road, Calcot |
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Summary
Pump by turnpike road, used for keeping down dust on the road, removed due to road widening
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
The OS First edition map marks a Pump on the north side of the Bath Road in Calcot <1>, near where the Calcot Hotel was subsequently built. It was apparently erected to lay the dust on the turnpike road, but was removed as a result of road widening and relocated to the Beansheaf Community Centre <2>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. Marked 'P'. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Williams, R K. 2006-present. Village Pumps. http://www.villagepumps.org.uk/. calcotWBerks. [Website / SWB149394]
http://www.villagepumps.org.uk/pumpsWBerks.htm (Accessed 17/05/2018) |
Related Monuments
| MWB21959 | Pump at Beansheaf Community Centre, Calcot (Monument) |
| MWB5966 | Pump on Bath Road, Calcot Row (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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