https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/43314/archive/files/df272e0d51dde9eb74524773273e5078.jpg?Expires=1784764800&Signature=JyALkbqz3oZIYfqd9kdNPZfCD3yIc52cDLU1NVqLVzQsju1FOTov0DNA5arMu9i9Lpyc16c3BPpuwRIx9Dnng1yYKhLrZWg-vPDQqrFP7ppyDJEK0k6rdc9Zn5-hQ7rKEVNgp2ffdL6HAcPiHMEvLzj3Pt6ATDp4pN8dnnkCoJRteXnsXFXQw%7EHsNy57kf4nrvqW819RGxO-FyPjccS-fveTuM4L-wSkbXGNwADxPClYGIE3lB2RzDmk11oR0yJOsCTI7GCOVNPnb6vVKgxn5spOZRoGESR3UGpDBJTh0MdwRFMmUIRkkqyPWhQMkuW9VZb85DJycdbYQgVQHUP-Hg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM bfbf78b713f6a1b1c7addf48ca828ec3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A 'Proper' Road Roller ... Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transport, Infrastructure and Services Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Oakridge History Society Description An account of the resource Canals, Railways, Water, the Telephone, Electricity, Roads and more ... Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Road Maintenance Description An account of the resource Some records pertaining to road Maintenance and those involved.<br /><strong><br />Gloucestershire Archives have some limited records of road maintenance from 1895 (ref. DA 35 B33/1):<br /><br />January, </strong>John Partridge - Breaking stone Waterlane Lane <br /><br /><strong>February, </strong>Gardiner/Latham/Twissell - Repairing Tunley and Farm Lane <br />Nathaniel Gardiner - Breaking stone The Frith <br /><br /><strong>March, </strong>Gardiner - Repairing Bournes Green <br />William Latham - Repairing Waterlane <br /><br /><strong>April, </strong>Gardiner - Repairing Oakridge <br /><br /><strong>September</strong>, Nathaniel Gardiner - Putting in drain Bounce Pool <br /><br /><strong>October, </strong>William Latham - Putting in drain at Bounce Pool <br /><br /><strong>November, </strong>Gardiner/ Latham - Repairing Lillyhom <br /> Richard Hook - Repairing Moons Lane Plus accounts etc for hauling stone<br /><br /><strong>Gloucestershire Archives also record for 1881 (ref P47 SU 2/1) :<br /></strong>Bisley Surveyors Accounts - payments to labourers for clearing snow.<br /><br /><strong>The Census and other sources also identify some of the locals involved :</strong><br /><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Labourers</span> <br />1861 Census - George Butt aged 45 widower</p> <p>1871 Census - George Heard aged 42, Mark Dean aged 48, Thomas Smart aged 48,  James Wright aged 82 retired</p> <p>1891 Census - John Wright aged 53, Benjamin Twissell aged 56, William Gardener aged 42</p> <p>1901 Census - Cornelius Gardiner aged 76 former road labourer (Old Post Office), William Latham aged 56, John Wright aged 63</p> <p>1911 Census - Jasper Head Young aged 49 (Laurels), George Ivo Phelps aged 47 stone breaker (Little Court)</p> <p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Road Foreman<br /></span>1901 Census - Anthony Halliday aged 42 (Bisley Nr the Bear)<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Road Surveyor<br /></span>1871 Census - George Heard road surveyor (Oakridge)</p> <p>1876 Morris Directory - George Heard inspector of nuisances and surveyor of roads for parish of Bisley</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Oakridge History Group Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kay Rhodes