Maud Heath's column, Wiltshire

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

Wiltshire - Bremhill near Chippenham : MAUD HEATH's Column stands on the brow of Wick Hill, looking down over the vale towards her causeway into Chippenham. Maud, the market woman who in 1474 commissioned the causeway to be built across the marshes into Chippenham, sits on top of the column complete with her shopping basket. The column was erected in 1838 by the Marquess of Lansdowne and the Rev. Bowles, vicar of Bremhill. ref: 21410

JOHN CLEARE

© JOHN CLEARE

2007-04-07

2011-12-29

JOHN CLEARE's first collection

Architecture

Follies

Outdoor

Above camera

Without people

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