TA0558 : Spittle Beck Sheep Dike

near to Nafferton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Great Britain

Spittle Beck Sheep Dike
Spittle Beck Sheep Dike
Disused sheep wash on Spittle Beck at the corner of Wansford Road and New Bridge Road, Nafferton. When in use, the water level would have been controlled by a sluice gate while a farm hand stood in a wooden tub in the beck to wash the sheep. The sheep would be dumped in one at a time and given a good rubbing in the chemical-free water to try to get a reasonably clean fleece before shearing. The sheep wash fell into disuse in around 1940 but was restored by Nafferton Scout Group in 1991.
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Photographer
Paul Glazzard   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Tuesday, 29 April, 2008   (find more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 2 May, 2008
Category
Sheep-dip   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 058 583 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:0.6352N 0:23.1386W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TA 058 583
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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