Description

BAKEWELL

SK2268 BURRE CLOSE
831-1/5/35 (North side (off))
20/05/74 Small stone building in garden of
Coombs Hay (Coombs Hay not included)
(Formerly Listed as:
BASLOW ROAD
Small building in field north east
of Castle Hill House)

II

Former water supply pump or filter house. Dated 1831. For the
Duke of Rutland. Ashlar sandstone; flat roof now with
corrugated sheeting. Rectangular plan in single cell.
EXTERIOR: single-storey. Basket-arched doorway with late C20
door; sunken oval date panel above. Moulded cornice and
2-course ashlar parapet. Square, high-level window openings to
each return.
INTERIOR: ashlar lined and with semi-octagonal imposts from
which spring the ribs of a vaulted ceiling with rosette boss.
No original machinery.
Described in 1847 as "waterhouse with mains pipes and other
works". Formed part of Bakewell's first piped water supply
from the Duke's reservoirs near Manners Wood. Became the
property of Local Board in 1872; now in a private garden.
(Journal of the Bakewell and District Historical Society:
Challenger G P: 1983-: 68-71).

Listing NGR: SK2201668939

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26441006

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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