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Box, Wiltshire
Box is well known amongst historians, railway enthusiasts, and fans of the work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the near two mile long tunnel that he had cut through the hillside there. At the time it was the longest tunnel in the world and was considered by his contemporaries to be a dangerous undertaking, something that the 100 workmen killed in its making would probably agree with, if they could. It remained the longest Box is also known for the triangular pinnacle gravestone at the Church of St Thomas à Becket, built for a husband who did not want his estranged wife dancing on his grave! There are 30 memorials at the church that have been individually Grade II Listed, these include the memorial to John Hanning Speke, the explorer who discovered the source of the Nile.
There's also one of Wiltshire's many village lock-ups in Box, mainly buit in the 1700s and supervised by an appointed trustworthy tradesman, known in England as a tythingman. it was not until 1829 that a police force was established in the UK, by John Peel, known as 'peelers'. The tythingman was supported by others in the community in the enforcement of law.
There's also one of Wiltshire's many village lock-ups in Box, mainly buit in the 1700s and supervised by an appointed trustworthy tradesman, known in England as a tythingman. it was not until 1829 that a police force was established in the UK, by John Peel, known as 'peelers'. The tythingman was supported by others in the community in the enforcement of law.
photographs to follow