A lot disappeared my father tells when she bought his house in the 60s he got the council to remove one outside his house...I'm sure that's not the only one..
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On 5 Mar 2013, at 16:13, "Martin Snow" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Bruce
> Coincidentally, I was in Chichester yesterday and took these images of one in a side street near the Cathedral.
> Please feel free to use, with a credit.
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> It is easy to miss them as they often appear to be like cat iron lamp posts.
> There used to be many more, indeed old large scale maps often show them.
>
> I am editor of the Newsletter of the Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society (for my sins!) so am always on the outlook for such relics.
>
> Martin Snow
>
> From: Bruce Osborne
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 3:47 PM
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> Thanks for that Martin, I will put a short piece in the next Newsletter.
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> Best wishes
>
>
> Bruce
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> From: Martin Snow
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> Re the ‘Mysterious Iron Posts’
> I did manage to find it (just) on google streetview, hidden in the trees!
>
> Not knowing the lie of the land I would never the less suggest it may be a sewer vent pipe, this would explain it having survived the relentless ‘tidying up’ that is so prevalent these days.
> These odd survivals occur in many places, never marked with their purpose.
> As if designed to catch the unwary and encourage all kinds of suggestions as their origin.
>
> Keep up the good work with the Newsletter.
>
> Martin Snow
>
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> From: Bruce Osborne
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 11:05 PM
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> Please find attached the latest Newsletter (No. 51) from the Friends of Malvern Springs and Wells. Do feel free to forward this attachment to anyone that may have an interest in our water heritage.
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> Best wishes
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>
> Bruce (and Cora)
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