Old Woman's Tap
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Also known as the Bullrush Pond, Old Woman's tap was a bullrush lined pond that was located where the Royal Victoria Hotel now stands, reportedly a place where women came to carry out their laundry. Fresh water filled the pond from a stream running through from the higher ground above. The task of washing clothing was no-doubt facilitated that projecting over the north side of the pond was a large stone[1] - this being William the Conqueror's Stone, the reported slab where William the Conqueror reportedly ate prior to the Battle of Hastings, although other sources state that Harold was buried under the stone. The stone was removed and pond filled in in 1828 to construct the aforementioned hotel, no fewer than fourteen horses being required to move the stone[2].
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References & Notes
- ↑ Reminiscences of Smugglers and Smuggling Pg. 15 (Banks)
- ↑ Brett Manuscript Histories Vol. 1 Chap. 1 Pg. 3
