Maud Heath's Column, Wiltshire

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19th Century; Antiquity; Bizarre; Bremhill; Column; England; Folly; Hill Top; Historical; Imposing; Landmark; Landscape Format; Legendary; Market Woman; Marquess Of Lansdowne; Maud Heath; Memorial; Obelisk; Pillar; Rural; Statue; Tower; Tree; Victorian; Viewpoint; Wessex; Wick Hill; Wiltshire; Chippenham; Causeway

Bremhill, Wiltshire : The Maud Heath Column stands on the crest of Wick Hill near Bremhill overlooking the vale and her Causeway into Chippenham. On its summit sits Maud Heath, the medieval market woman who in 1474 commissioned a Causeway across the marshes into town. The column was erected in 1838 by the Marquess of Lansdowne and the Rev Bowles, Vicar of Bremhill. ref: 21411

JOHN CLEARE

© JOHN CLEARE

2007-04-07

2011-12-29

JOHN CLEARE's first collection

Architecture

Follies

Outdoor

Eye level

Without people

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