Denbury Cistern
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Denbury Cistern by Derek Harper as part of the Geograph project.
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Denbury Cistern
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 18 Dec 2009
Another view of Image decorated for Christmas. Described as a "Water Conduit head, it may originally have been the village lock-up, converted to use as a water cistern in 1771 (the date it bears on the finial surmounting the pyramidal roof). The cistern has become the village's war memorial. The water supply was disconnected in 1962 http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=431854&mode=adv and from notice attached; there are more details at http://www.lhi.org.uk/docs/denbury_cistern2.pdf , which includes a celebration of its significance in village life, and an account of water supply to the community. The light feature on top dates from the 2000 millennium.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.507767
Longitude
-3.660653