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| Carved rock face and water chute among Historic England's listed sites Carved rock face and water chute among Historic England's listed sites | |
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| A rock face with carvings by first world war conscientious objectors, the wreck of a US-built ship buried deep in the sand of Minehead beach in Somerset, the oldest water chute in Britain, built in the 1920s in Northamptonshire, and a bronze age burial mound deep in suburban south-east London are among the most unusual structures and sites to have been listed by the government on the advice of Historic England in the last year. | A rock face with carvings by first world war conscientious objectors, the wreck of a US-built ship buried deep in the sand of Minehead beach in Somerset, the oldest water chute in Britain, built in the 1920s in Northamptonshire, and a bronze age burial mound deep in suburban south-east London are among the most unusual structures and sites to have been listed by the government on the advice of Historic England in the last year. |
| The graffiti carved by conscientious objectors, who were on the run to avoid conscription, have survived on a natural rock outcrop in the Lake District national park. The carvings include the date 1916, the name A Boosey, and six sets of initials believed to be of men who were hiding out in a nearby farmhouse - and possibly keeping watch for the authorities from the rock. | The graffiti carved by conscientious objectors, who were on the run to avoid conscription, have survived on a natural rock outcrop in the Lake District national park. The carvings include the date 1916, the name A Boosey, and six sets of initials believed to be of men who were hiding out in a nearby farmhouse - and possibly keeping watch for the authorities from the rock. |
| The water chute - still much loved despite many faster and more imposing fairground rides - was designed and built by the engineer and philanthropist Charles Wicksteed, who created the Wicksteed amusement park at Kettering in Northamptonshire. He was also concerned at the lack of specially designed playground equipment for children, and the factory he launched to manufacture it is still in production. | The water chute - still much loved despite many faster and more imposing fairground rides - was designed and built by the engineer and philanthropist Charles Wicksteed, who created the Wicksteed amusement park at Kettering in Northamptonshire. He was also concerned at the lack of specially designed playground equipment for children, and the factory he launched to manufacture it is still in production. |
| The Shrewsbury Barrow is the last of six mounds, four built on in the 20th century and one now lost, known to have existed at Shooters Hill in Greenwich. | The Shrewsbury Barrow is the last of six mounds, four built on in the 20th century and one now lost, known to have existed at Shooters Hill in Greenwich. |
| The listings were among 1,033 added to the register over the year, including 640 war memorials, many honoured to mark the centenary of the first world war. Roger Bowdler, head of listing, said: “Historic England strives to keep the list rich and relevant so that the best of our, often weird and wonderful, heritage can continue to be enjoyed and understood for future generations.” | The listings were among 1,033 added to the register over the year, including 640 war memorials, many honoured to mark the centenary of the first world war. Roger Bowdler, head of listing, said: “Historic England strives to keep the list rich and relevant so that the best of our, often weird and wonderful, heritage can continue to be enjoyed and understood for future generations.” |
| Other listings included Victorian lamp-posts, a tea house, a bathing house, a women’s prison exercise yard in East Sussex, and some 18th-century artificial bee hives in Cornwall. | Other listings included Victorian lamp-posts, a tea house, a bathing house, a women’s prison exercise yard in East Sussex, and some 18th-century artificial bee hives in Cornwall. |