What is recorded here
Swanage Water Act Obelisk is shown as a monument on the public map of Dorset. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Swanage Water Act Obelisk was erected in 1847 to commemorate the passing of the Swanage Water Act, which enabled the construction of a water supply system for the town. It stands as a symbol of 19th-century public health and infrastructure improvements in coastal towns.
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