1963 Loosley Row Reservoir

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10th JULY 1963 LAND PURCHASED Extract from Deeds lent to Joan West by

10th July 1963. Conveyance. The Bucks Water Board purchased from George Parker Jervis, Gordon Hope-Morley & Roger Parker Jervis (Hampden Estates) a piece of land, part of O.S. No. in the parish of Princes Risborough, and having an area of 6.42 acres.

NOTE. This land lay to the east of Brimmers Road just before forking uphill towards Parslows Hillock ( The Holloway). There the Bucks Water Board constructed a reservoir. When completed the top soil was replaced so that all that can be seen is a grassy bank.