Water conduit head outside the former Trustee Savings Bank
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Water conduit head outside the former Trustee Savings Bank
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 5 Apr 2017
This Grade II listed http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101392278-conduit-head-adjacent-to-the-former-trustee-savings-bank-bridgnorth black pipehead represents a visible portion of the mid-19th century public water supply system installed throughout Bridgnorth from the 1850s onwards. The basis of the system was a pumped arrangement to bring water from the Severn to a filtration works above the town. This was connected to a network of pipes extending through the town, and dispensed through conduit heads such as this in a variety of strategic locations. A handful survive - this one, plus another at the corner of Westgate and Ludlow Road (just offhsot to the left in Image, and seen close-up in Image) There is a similar (pump-handled) head to the north of Low Town, now demoted to a decorative feature in a flowerbed near the junction of Stanley Lane and Bramble Ridge.
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Image Location
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52.534354
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-2.419139