Tavener John Miller's Well Cut Mark, Middleborough, Colchester, Essex.
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greysman
N 51° 53.544 E 000° 53.760
31U E 355220 N 5751162
A cut mark on the left pillar of this old well/drinking fountain in Colchester.
Waymark Code: WMA17W
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/30/2010
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Taverner John Miller (1804-1867) was MP for Colchester from 1857 until 1867. He was previously elected MP for Maldon in 1852 but an investigation into corrupt practices in the borough (in which he was not implicated) led to a by election in 1853. He was also owner of a whaling business based at Dorset Wharf, Westminster, London, family run until Dorset Wharf was compulsorily purchased for £68,000 in 1906 by London County Council to extend Victoria Tower Gardens by the Houses of Parliament.
He married Marian Cheyne in 1838 and was a Church Warden of St Johns Westminster in 1855.
In 1831 he appeared as primary prosecution witness at the trial of a 19 year old George Fox at the Old Bailey where Fox was convicted for pickpocketing Miller's silk handkerchief and was sentenced to be transported for fourteen years. (Information from Wikipedia)
The well is now dry.
Type of Trigpoint: Cut Bench Mark
Condition: Slightly Damaged
Number on Flush Bracket: none
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