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Baneswell blue plaque

Blue plaque
Baneswell blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Baneswell. Before piped water in 1848, Newport's 19,000 inhabitants drew from springs and wells as in medieval times. Districts were named after wells, though cholera and typhoid epidemics indicate they were not a pure supply. Recorded plaque organisation: Newport Civic Society.

From the Open Plaques record 30519

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  • Robin Drayton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John Lucas, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jaggery, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • M J Roscoe, Wikimedia Commons / Geograph Britain and Ireland
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