[WED]Half a metre of repeated messages? - 31 in all!
John Hayward
wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 12:05:54 -0000
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From: Stanley Castle=20
To: wedmore@lists.tutton.org=20
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [WED]Half a metre of repeated messages? - 31 in all!
From: John Hayward=20
According to Hervey the road out of Wedmore was not "stoned" until =
1805.
Before that time brush wood was put down across the marshes, =
probably in the spring, to use but this was destroyed in the winter.
John,
What evidence have you for the statement about brush wood.
I think it comes from the Rev. Hervey's Chronicals, I have been told =
he has been wrong on other matters. However the marshes around Wedmore =
must have made moving out of The Isle of Wedmore difficult for much of =
the year.
John
I have never come across evidence of such a method of road maintenance =
in Somerset. Many years ago I attended a lecture where the speaker said =
that brushwood was used as a foundation for causeways across marshes. I =
have no reference to quote but the idea sounds reasonable. Brushwood as =
a surface maintenance material sounds far fetched and on the moors there =
isn't much of it about.
The Wedmore P R show that each year Surveyors of the Parish Roads were =
appointed. And the way they repaired the roads is indicated by some of =
the entries in the records:
1826/27
a.. Cost of stones - 1 shilling to 2 shillings and six pence per =
load.=20
b.. Breaking stones - 6 pence per load.=20
c.. Mother Earth - 1 shilling per load.=20
d.. Days with Plough - 8 shillings per day.=20
e.. Labour - 2 shillings per day.=20
f.. Paid cash to Jas FISHER for mending the Road Rake - 4 pence.
The parish had a plough kept specially for ploughing the roads.
From this it can be postulated that after the winter the Surveyor =
decided which roads needed attending to and he got someone to plough out =
the ruts. They probably ploughed each side of the road in a different =
direction to pile the metal up in the middle before smoothing it out =
with the rakeand adding stones and Mother Earth where necessary. Then if =
it was dry the was a chance that the traffic would consolidate it =
neatly.
I was interested to see that several women were paid for ploughing:
a.. Sarah HAYNE=20
b.. Hannah CHURCHES=20
c.. Eliz. WISEMAN.
Ref: SRO/D/P/Wed 14/5/12
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In 1796 The parish of Wedmore was fined for not repairing 'a certain =
part of the King's common and ancient highway from Cocklake bridge to =
Yeo bridge..leading from Mark to Rodney Stoke being in great decay for =
want of due reparation, so that the subjects of our Lord the king =
through the same way with their horses, coaches, carts and carriages =
could not go or return as they ought and were wont to do, to the great =
damage and nuisance of all'.=20
When they eventually got around to repairing the road in1798 to1799 =
over 800 tons of stone, which had to be broken up and laid, were used to =
repair the 3 furlongs and 156 yards of road.
It looks as if the Rev. Hervey might have had his facts wrong too!
Ref: Sro/D/P 13/2/9
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Stanley Castle
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WED]Half a metre =
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repeated messages? - 31 in all!</DIV>
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<A title=3Djohn@hayward2.fsnet.co.uk=20
href=3D"mailto:john@hayward2.fsnet.co.uk">John Hayward</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>According to Hervey the road out of =
Wedmore was=20
not "stoned" until 1805.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Before that time brush wood was put =
down across=20
the marshes, probably in the spring, to use but this was destroyed =
in the=20
winter.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>John,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>What evidence have you for the statement about =
brush=20
wood.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial>I think it comes from the Rev. Hervey's =
Chronicals,=20
I have been told he has been wrong on other matters. However the =
marshes=20
around Wedmore must have made moving out of The Isle of Wedmore =
difficult for=20
much of the year.</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial>John</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT size=3D3>I have never come =
across evidence of=20
such a method of road maintenance in Somerset. Many years ago I =
attended a=20
lecture where the speaker said that brushwood was used as a foundation =
for=20
causeways across marshes. I have no reference to quote but the idea =
sounds=20
reasonable. Brushwood as a surface maintenance material sounds =
far=20
fetched and on the moors there isn't much of it =
about</FONT>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The Wedmore P R show that each year =
<EM>Surveyors of the=20
Parish Roads</EM> were appointed. And the way they repaired the roads =
is=20
indicated by some of the entries in the records:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1826/27</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<UL>
<LI><FONT face=3DArial>Cost of stones - 1 shilling to 2 shillings =
and six=20
pence per load.</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT face=3DArial>Breaking stones - 6 pence per load.</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT face=3DArial>Mother Earth - 1 shilling per load.</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT face=3DArial>Days with Plough - 8 shillings per =
day.</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT face=3DArial>Labour - 2 shillings per day.</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT face=3DArial>Paid cash to Jas FISHER for mending the Road =
Rake - 4=20
pence.</FONT></LI></UL>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The parish had a plough kept specially for =
ploughing the=20
roads.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>From this it can be postulated that after the =
winter the=20
Surveyor decided which roads needed attending to and he got someone to =
plough=20
out the ruts. They probably ploughed each side of the road in a =
different=20
direction to pile the metal up in the middle before smoothing it out =
with the=20
rakeand adding stones and Mother Earth where necessary. Then if it was =
dry the=20
was a chance that the traffic would consolidate it =
neatly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I was interested to see that several women =
were paid for=20
ploughing:</FONT></DIV>
<UL>
<LI><FONT face=3DArial>Sarah HAYNE</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT face=3DArial>Hannah CHURCHES</FONT>=20
<LI><FONT face=3DArial>Eliz. WISEMAN.</FONT></LI></UL>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><EM>Ref: SRO/D/P/Wed 14/5/12</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT =
face=3DArial>******************************</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>In 1796 The parish of Wedmore was fined for =
not=20
repairing 'a certain part of the King's common and ancient highway =
from=20
Cocklake bridge to Yeo bridge..leading from Mark to Rodney Stoke being =
in=20
great decay for want of due reparation, so that the subjects of our =
Lord=20
the king through the same way with their horses, coaches, carts =
and=20
carriages could not go or return as they ought and were wont to do, to =
the=20
great damage and nuisance of all'. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>When they eventually got around to repairing =
the=20
road in1798 to1799 over 800 tons of stone, which had to be =
broken up and=20
laid, were used to repair the 3 furlongs and 156 yards of =
road.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>It looks as if the Rev. Hervey might have had =
his facts=20
wrong too!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><EM>Ref: Sro/D/P 13/2/9</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT =
face=3DArial>******************************</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=3DArial>Stanley=20
Castle</FONT></EM></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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