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Lewis Lane, CIRENCESTER, GL7 1EA

The pub with the hanging baskets is called the Twelve Bells, a reference to the ring of twelve bells (the oldest example in England and probably the world) in St John the Baptist's church.

Chester Villa, number 16 Lewis Lane (nearest the camera) was built in the early 18th century. Constructed of coursed square limestone with some brick to the rear under a stone slate roof. Some original internal features remain. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1206187 Number 14 Lewis Lane (furthest from camera) is late 17th or early 18th century. Built of coursed rubble stone under a stone slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1298684 Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.

The Twelve Bells public house, number 12 Lewis Lane, is early or mid 18th century. Built of coursed rubble stone with ashlar dressings with a stone slate roof. There is an attached range of outbuildings with 19th and 20th century alterations and additions. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1206184 Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.

Houses on Lewies Lane in Cirencester.

The Cirencester UDC Water Works building in Lewis Lane was constructed circa 1897. Constructed of coursed squared limestone to the front with brick to the sides and rear with a slate roof. The building was used for its original purpose until the 1930s when the water works moved to Baunton. The building had a number of later uses and is now part of a scheme of flats including the adjacent feed mill. Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.

This fine structure has undergone a recent redevelopment and is now a suite of flats for residential use. Of course, it was originally the water works: founded in 1882 (the building is probably a little older), the company attempted to bring reliable, clean water to the town. However, the sewage system (such as it was in those days) was somewhat at odds to the supply of water and there were many incidents of contamination. The task of suppling the town demanded that new works were built at nearby Baunton in the 1930s and the old works went through a number of changes of use before today.