2013
ST7564 : Pulteney Weir, Bath
taken 11 years ago, near to Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, England
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Pulteney Weir, Bath
The weir is on the River Avon just downstream from Pulteney Bridge (ST7564 : River Avon, Pulteney Bridge). It is shown on seventeenth century maps upstream of “The Monks Mill" on the west bank and "Bathewick Mill" on the opposite bank. The purpose of the weir would have been to provide a difference in river level (a 'head' of water) that would drive the water wheels used to power the mills.
In the early 1970's the weir was rebuilt in its current 'V' shape with an associated flood control gate (sluice) on the east side of the river (Link
Bath Heritage).
In the early 1970's the weir was rebuilt in its current 'V' shape with an associated flood control gate (sluice) on the east side of the river (Link
Bath Heritage).![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/somerights20.gif){kind=small}
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- Grid Square
- ST7564, 2503 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- David Dixon (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 11 December, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 17 December, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
ST 7522 6492 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.9669N 2:21.4476W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: ST 7517 6492
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
