The Bourne Eau in past times

Photographed circa 1900

The Bourne Eau showing its course after leaving St Peter's Pool, or the Wellhead, and flowing eastwards towards Baldock's Mill and then alongside South Street with the so-called moat section branching off past the Wellhead cottage.

Photographed circa 1920

Photographed circa 1920

Two postcard views of the moat section of the river before it flows past Baldock's Mill with the water tower at the railway yards in the distance.

Photographed circa 1900

Postcard view from 1905

The waterfall

The mill pond at Notley's Mill

The Bourne Eau in Coggles Causeway (above and below left) which was known as "The waterfall" in years past. The gushing water is the overspill from the mill pond behind Notley's Mill and provided the head of water needed to turn the overshot mill wheel. The river was held back at Notley's Mill to form a pond (below right) and this stretch of water froze over during cold winter weather and provided perfect skating conditions for local people. The river at this point is now piped along the eastern section of Coggles Causeway (bottom left) and at the top of Eastgate (bottom right). The grassy bank on the left of this picture was once a slope to provide access for horses and carts, allowing the animals to drink and the wagons to be washed and enabling the wooden wheels to swell within their iron rims. 

 

REVISED MAY 2011


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