PLAQUE 11:
Old Bull Inn
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Old Bull Inn
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Bull Street 1980
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Holt water tower 1905
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Spout Hills pumping station 1883
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Stone block at the Shirehall entrance
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Disappearing landmark changes Holt’s skyline...
Dominating the skyline at a height of 56 feet (17 metres) a brick-built water tower holding more than 150,000 gallons of water stood at the head of Bull Street on Shirehall Plain.
The town’s water was pumped to the water tower from Spout Hills situated to the west of Holt. When the tower was demolished in the mid 1950’s, the central position of ‘The Bull’ was considered an ideal choice to rename the street... but within a few years the public house closed!
The Owl Trail continues towards the Shirehall where it was thought that the large stone block at the left-hand side of the entrance was a ‘mounting block’. However, the relatively recent restoration of the Shirehall revealed the possibility of it being a foundation stone matching the size of the remaining stone and supporting post which is visible inside the building today.
The town’s water was pumped to the water tower from Spout Hills situated to the west of Holt. When the tower was demolished in the mid 1950’s, the central position of ‘The Bull’ was considered an ideal choice to rename the street... but within a few years the public house closed!
The Owl Trail continues towards the Shirehall where it was thought that the large stone block at the left-hand side of the entrance was a ‘mounting block’. However, the relatively recent restoration of the Shirehall revealed the possibility of it being a foundation stone matching the size of the remaining stone and supporting post which is visible inside the building today.