2018

SU0062 : Cemetery entrance to Belvedere and Newlands, Wood. Devizes, Wiltshire

taken 6 years ago, near to Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Cemetery entrance to Belvedere and Newlands, Wood. Devizes, Wiltshire
Cemetery entrance to Belvedere and Newlands, Wood. Devizes, Wiltshire
Newly laid paths and interpretation board at area of woodland owned by Society of Merchant Venturers and leased to Devizes Town Council.

The board gives some history to the area:

"The steep slopes in the woods are formed of soft greensand rock. Rain-water slowly makes it way through the rock before it gushes out as clear springs at the bottom of the valley, carving deep gullies into the hillside. The Greensand acts as a sponge, with the water squeezed out by the Gault clay that lies below. Belvedere Wood is named after the silk mill that lay in the meadow at the bottom of Dyehouse Lane. It was owned in 1848 by Frederick Walker and the stream turned the mill wheel. Devizes was famous for its silk and 'cassimere' weaving, and the stream in the valley provided the water needed for the dye-house that gave the lane its name. In 2018 Devizes Town Council took over the running of the woods and are actively involved in their maintenance and upkeep with help from the local community."

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Belvedere Woods [3] · Dyehouse Lane [3] · Newlands Wood [3] ·
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SU0062, 20 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
James Harrison   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 14 March, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 0041 6201 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:21.4297N 1:59.7299W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 00466 61997
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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