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23rd Mar 2025  15:22  by A1Mushroom

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Possibly missing  Score: 5/10

Pretty sure this one has now gone to the developers.

21st Jun 2024  10:37  by eon

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 1/10

(3793) Reservoir flattened, and a food warehouse now occupies the spot where the pillar once stood. Unless it was preserved somewhere, this one is now gone. Pillar history: Built on the 20th of February 1952, at a cost of £11 3s 0d. Last maintained by the OS in June of 1975. FB was S6833. Missing since around 2019?

Former location ©eon

7th May 2023  13:39  by WanderingSal

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Destroyed  Score: 5/10

Water compound now home to a new industrial building. Tried to gain access to look around but security guard said ‘no’ and also said it’s not there. Tried to gain access from nearby footpath but impossible. Unless by some miracle the builders saved it and relocated it somewhere out of sight I think it’s safe to say this one has gone.

27th Oct 2021  17:08  by TriggerSusan

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 0/10

After many loops I was unable to find this trig

27th Oct 2021  17:08  by TriggerSusan

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 0/10

After many loops I was unable to find this trig

27th Oct 2021  17:08  by TriggerSusan

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 0/10

After many loops I was unable to find this trig

27th Oct 2021  17:08  by TriggerSusan

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 0/10

After many loops I was unable to find this trig

27th Oct 2021  17:08  by TriggerSusan

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 0/10

After many loops I was unable to find this trig

27th Oct 2021  17:08  by TriggerSusan

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 0/10

After many loops I was unable to find this trig

3rd Feb 2018  16:15  by robinhood

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 4/10

On trip to Bedford helping son move back up home...job change. We enjoyed the challenge; we circled the reservoir area by the roads and found a way in to the site, OS map suggested the trig is on the W res on its E side. We felt very conscious of security and decided not to risk it, so hats off to all previous trig hunters who have bagged it. I feel if access details are given on this website in such situations accessibility could then compromised for others. I'm sure there is a 'way in'. Son suggested 'views; from Ivinghoe Beacon trig, so off we went. Bless him.

10th May 2017  19:19  by asbown

FB Number: S6833  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

hard work this, got there in the end.

10th May 2017  19:19  by The reluctant trigger

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

28th Aug 2016  16:20  by CJO

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Inaccessible  Score: 1/10

No view and no apparent way in. Vegetation too tall at this time of year

23rd Jun 2015  16:20  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S6833  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

A surprise visit! Good legs today and a tail wind saw me down further to the East than anticipated. Enjoying a big icecream in the sunshine in Harrold-Odell Country Park it was a mad moment to do even more miles and bag this pillar. I had twice before circled the reservoir compound (once hurriedly), without catching any sight of the pillar. I was more determined (braver) this time and found my way to it.

15th Nov 2014  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: TL 04435 51580   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

8th Apr 2012  11:12  by MCL

FB Number: S6833  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

....no-one about on Easter day is there? <wink> ...

3rd Mar 2012  13:10  by jonglew

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 1/10

Located within an Anglian Water compound. At the closest point to it outside the wire on Manton Lane it's not visible. But we did get sight of it from the car park of a local hotel along Brickhill Drive. Didn't try to access the compound being a week day and we had our 2 yr old grandson with us, didn't want to teach him the art of trespass at so tend an age! It's stuck up on top of one of the reservoirs and can be seen in my photo.

Pillar TP2195©jonglew

29th Sep 2011  11:39  by Pharisee

Gridref: TL 04433 51572   FB Number: S6833  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

I was looking out at the sunshine and thinking what a lovely day it was when it suddenly got a whole lot better. A phone call from a gentleman at Anglian Water asking if I could get to the reservoir in the next hour. If I could, he’d take me up to the trigpoint. Persistence and patience had finally paid off. The pillar is in excellent condition with, as you’d expect in such a location, all it’s metalwork in place. The centre plug is one of the deeply engraved variety. As there aren’t too many hills around here, you can actually see for quite a long way when the view isn’t obstructed by buildings etc.. During my conversation with the gentleman, he told me that the reservoir that the pillar is located on has been empty for some time and is no longer used. That part of the site had actually been sold and may well be re-developed at some point. In which case, this pillar will almost certainly be lost. Photographs were taken with the kind permission of Anglian Water.

The Pillar ©Pharisee
The Flush Bracket ©Pharisee
The Top of The Pillar ©Pharisee
The data shot ©Pharisee
The view west ...Across the top of the reservoir towards the road.©Pharisee

5th Sep 2010  08:40  by Arnand

Gridref: TL 04432 51578   FB Number: S6833  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked outside the small gate into reservoir on Manton lane, quick hop over sharp pointy fence & trig exactly where its supposed to be on east end of nearest reservoir. Excellent condition with spider & cap in place. Glad to get the first close up photos of it.

Finally revealed
View back to where it can be seen from outside ©Arnand
The flush bracket
Trig Cap ©Arnand

15th Apr 2010  10:00  by mitsiman

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 3/10

Drove into the goods-in entrance of Bourns (ex TI). I was looking for front entrance as I was visiting... anyway, trig is visible from there but not reachable without gaining access to the reservoir compound.

21st Jul 2009  09:15  by Father Ted

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 2/10

Parked in the side road to the west up from the fitness centre. The hotel car park has barriers on it. Walked around to the hotel and spent an age wandering around the car park trying to get a glimps of the trig. Having come home and looked at the other photo I think I may have been looking at the wrong angle.

6th Apr 2009  17:38  by Griefmiester

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 5/10

I circumnavigated the reservoir - no sign of any way in - logged as unreachable but visible, will try again for this one as I am often around here.

15th Jul 2007  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S6833  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap, deep letters. Fenced storage resr in industrial estate, Mantons Lane. On westernmost resr, halfway along E side, ~10m from edge. 5ft spiky fence.

8th Apr 2007  13:15  by martinc

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 4/10

From the middle of the Travel Lodge car park look between the white vertical tanks. Pillar is on the eastern side of the western reservoir (I think!??)

Clapham Road Reservoir ©martinc

14th Mar 2007  17:50  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 2/10

ditto locked up with lots of local cctv on the industrial estate so didn't look too closely at the fence

12th Jul 2004  17:23  by elsworth

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 5/10

Looks nearest the west edge of the reservoir roof from Explorer 208 - but not obviously visible from any of the boundaries. Need to meet the grass cutting man ...

2nd Jun 2004  18:00  by donohoep

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Couldn't find it  Score: 5/10

I also couldn't find it.

10th Aug 2003  08:00  by rcwiow

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Invalid condition!  Score: 5/10

This trig point is within the secure fenced area of the reservoir (if it is still there). I could not see it from the Eastern boundary fence, but it may be visible from the western side.