Close-up from the previous plate. The line of pails have been left out for the water-man to fill with drinking water. Many people in Coggeshall had no access to clean water and their needs were supplied by the water cart. Water was drawn from St Peters Well near Vane Lane and delivered at so much per pail. At the far end of the street the gable end of a building can just be seen - this is the only photo that I am aware of showing the Gravel Factory which spanned Robins Brook on the South side of Hare Bridge.
Date: about 1896
Ref: 48/08a