Washpit

This washpit is supplied with water passing through an inlet channel cut from the rivulet at its higher level and outof the pit into the stream by an outlet channel lower down.

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The footpath from Gilmorton village towards Lutterworth, which now enters Lutterworth road nearly opposite Gilmorton house, is described in the Award as to enter that road near the washpit, having to be made one field distant from, and parallel with that road, on the west side thereof.

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All Crickway with ye rushy hades below Crickford and all long washpit lands and leas with all short washpit lands and all comon ground at ye upper end and costydean furlong straight from Ralph Jackson's for shooter of hanging woolbreach into costydean with costydean and all stanwell hill from ye nether side up to John Cave senior's land between John Bawcut's and Thomas Edward's land […]

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Then the chassis and all the understructure is given a thorough cleaning in the washpit in the shop proper.

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