Water conduit head on Ludlow Road
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Water conduit head on Ludlow Road
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 21 Jun 2019
This Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101392279-conduit-head-corner-of-westgate-and-ludlow-road-bridgnorth#.XRieM-hKjct & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1392279 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 couple survive - the one seen here, and another listed one in the middle of the town at Image There is also 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
Latitude
52.535944
Longitude
-2.429696