New Spring Waterworks, near Edworth (2)
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New Spring Waterworks, near Edworth (2)
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 14 Jun 2012
There is something forbidding and prison-like about this building - not entirely due to the choice of building material (a puzzling choice, here in the Home Counties). A stone over the main entrance dates the building to 1906, and carries the initials 'BWB' - which I assume stand for 'Bedfordshire Water Board'. The building may lack charm - but is interesting architecturally, having something in common with, for instance, Mary Ward House (in Bloomsbury): http://thecabbiescapital.co.uk/2009/03/27/building-of-the-week-6-mary-ward-house-5-7-tavistock-place-wc1/ At the time of my visit the waterworks no longer seemed to be in operation.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.059834
Longitude
-0.235764