Bow Bridge Cottage, A30 Shaftesbury Road

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Bow Bridge Cottage, A30 Shaftesbury Road

Image: © Mr Red Taken: 4 Aug 2023

Possibly a former Toll House, or modern restoration attempt on the foundations. This location was the Bow TP as labelled in the OS drawing of 1808 ( https://britishlibrary.oldmapsonline.org/compare#666931988205 ) when there was a bridge across Bow Brook. It would have served the Crewkerne Turnpike Trust in the 19ᵗʰ C. Milestone Society National ID: SO.HEN

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Image Location

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Latitude
50.990329
Longitude
-2.365335