Georgian Drain Access Shaft, Isle of Wight

Old drain access shaft, constructed c 1800. It is circular in plan and constructed of bricks. On each side, at intervals, individual bricks protrude outwards from the surface for half their length, to form steps down to the
bottom to allow for inspection and maintenance. This shaft gives access to a brick barrel drain about 10 feet deep in the ground, running from a large house to the shore. The shaft is covered with an iron grid, which has corroded shut, and is situated in the middle of a pasture field that leads down to the sea. The base of the shaft consists of a channel, which is covered in a very thick calcified accretion.

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Never found again.. ( Until it is..)

[@RevengeLawn]

Indeed. Strange how it's disappeared.

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If this is the shaft, where are the balls?

[@RevengeLawn]

Boom, boom!