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2008 : Bath Road, Atworth
The A365 passing through Atworth between Melksham to the south east and Box, north west.
Image: © Maurice Pullin
Taken: 4 Feb 2008
0.04 miles
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A pump to keep the garden growing
A cast iron pump stands in the front garden of a house in Atworth. It appears to be a genuine source, with a black-painted Joseph Evans article on a wooden support.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 15 Jun 2021
0.06 miles
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Homely sundial
High on the front wall of an old house along the Bath Road is a sundial. It appears to be a relatively new piece of work, with a hand-crafted dial and scrolled gnomon.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 15 Jun 2021
0.06 miles
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Atworth's old post office
Now a private residence, this was the village office - next to Post Office Lane, no less. It's just possible to make out old painted text on the middle string course, although it is no longer legible.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 15 Jun 2021
0.07 miles
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The White Hart, Atworth
Built of limestone ashlar in the late 18th century. For a closer view of the sign
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Image: © Maigheach-gheal
Taken: 11 Apr 2010
0.07 miles
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An unusually shaped bus shelter
This stone shelter is patently used for waiting passengers, what with the timetable attached to the wall. However, it is not really what it was first built for. Look inside and you will see a water pump! See
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Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 15 Jun 2021
0.07 miles
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Telephone box, Atworth
A K6 type telephone box beside the A365.
In 1935, the Post Office commissioned a new kiosk from Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to celebrate the Jubilee of King George V. The K6 Jubilee Kiosk, as it is known, was similar to the K2 box, being made of cast iron and painted red but was 25% lighter in weight. By the end of the 1930s there were 20,000 K6 telephone boxes in use all over the UK.
Image: © Maigheach-gheal
Taken: 11 Apr 2010
0.07 miles
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2008 : Did Salvador Dali live here?
This fine clock, keeping good time, would not be out of place on the spire of some great cathedral. Here it is on the side of a private garage standing in someone's garden (hope he doesn't mind me putting it here).
To keep it company there is a splendid weather vane. Looking carefully you can see it bears a motorcyclist with a dog in the sidecar wearing scarf and goggles but no safety helmet, come sir, you can do better than that!
Atworth.
Image: © Maurice Pullin
Taken: 4 Feb 2008
0.08 miles
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A broken spout
The old water pump in the middle of the Bath Road has had a bit of trouble. See
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Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 15 Jun 2021
0.08 miles
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2008 : The White Hart, Atworth
The smaller building on the near side of the White Hart was Atworth's post office until it moved to the Bear Garage on the retirement of its former manager. See
Image] you can just see the Post Office sign if you look carefully.
For more about the White Hart: http://www.whitehartatworth.co.uk/
Image: © Maurice Pullin
Taken: 4 Feb 2008
0.08 miles