Former valve house in Hillside, South Brent
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Former valve house in Hillside, South Brent
Image: © Adrian Platt Taken: 7 Apr 2010
This was built in 1873 as part of the village's first public water supply. A reservoir was built behind this valve house collecting water from springs at Underhill, and this valve house controlled the supply down into the village. The inscription above the doors reads "As a token of gratitude to Sir W.R.Carew Bart, this tablet was erected January 1873". The supply had to be augmented around 1900 but remained in use until supplanted by the Avon Dam built around 1954. With thanks to Greg Wall for information in his two books, The First and The Second Book of South Brent, both published by Halsgrove.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.43096
Longitude
-3.829745