Firepool pumping station (brick building with water tank) in the background, started life as like kilns, current appearance thanks to Bristol & Exeter Railway.
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...
Had an advertisement for Van Heusen shirts painted on it, now faded (their factory was in Taunton).
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...
Had an advertisement for Van Heusen shirts painted on it, now faded (their factory was in Taunton).
August 22, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Firepool pumping station (brick building with water tank) in the background, started life as like kilns, current appearance thanks to Bristol & Exeter Railway.
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...
Had an advertisement for Van Heusen shirts painted on it, now faded (their factory was in Taunton).
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...
Had an advertisement for Van Heusen shirts painted on it, now faded (their factory was in Taunton).
Little Egret and Grey Heron perched on the access footbridge at Firepool Weir in Taunton early this morning.
#birds
#ukbirding
#birds
#ukbirding
October 13, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Little Egret and Grey Heron perched on the access footbridge at Firepool Weir in Taunton early this morning.
#birds
#ukbirding
#birds
#ukbirding
Breaking: Trump installs firepool at WH.
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wapo.st
September 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Breaking: Trump installs firepool at WH.
📍: Lock 7 Firepool, Bridgwater & Taunton Canal
🗺️: https://www.osm.org/go/euLhiuuQt-?m
📸: Photo by Billy Wilson Photography on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2hQSb9y
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #historic #town #locks #canal #factory #industry
🗺️: https://www.osm.org/go/euLhiuuQt-?m
📸: Photo by Billy Wilson Photography on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2hQSb9y
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #historic #town #locks #canal #factory #industry
August 22, 2026 at 7:03 AM
📍: Lock 7 Firepool, Bridgwater & Taunton Canal
🗺️: https://www.osm.org/go/euLhiuuQt-?m
📸: Photo by Billy Wilson Photography on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2hQSb9y
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #historic #town #locks #canal #factory #industry
🗺️: https://www.osm.org/go/euLhiuuQt-?m
📸: Photo by Billy Wilson Photography on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2hQSb9y
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #historic #town #locks #canal #factory #industry
Now playing: Djam Karet - Reflections from
the Firepool (HC Productions, 1989)
the Firepool (HC Productions, 1989)
Reflections From The Firepool, by Djam Karet
8 track album
djamkaret.bandcamp.com
July 18, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Now playing: Djam Karet - Reflections from
the Firepool (HC Productions, 1989)
the Firepool (HC Productions, 1989)
This Little Egret paused briefly between bouts of fishing by Firepool Weir in Taunton today. A couple of flypast Peregrines provided their usual thrill and, whisper it, saw my 1st Collared Dove this year.
#birds
#ukbirding
#birds
#ukbirding
January 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This Little Egret paused briefly between bouts of fishing by Firepool Weir in Taunton today. A couple of flypast Peregrines provided their usual thrill and, whisper it, saw my 1st Collared Dove this year.
#birds
#ukbirding
#birds
#ukbirding
From 2022, “Put simply, he invented a metal pipe that fits onto one’s pool pump filter. When the redirection valve is turned, water going through the filter is then sent through FirePool and its attached 50-foot firefighter quality hose. The force produces a spray that can reach up to 65 feet.”
Invention turns pool water into fire suppression resource | Claremont COURIER
Claremont resident Brad Jamison has lived in the city long enough to experience two close calls with wildfires. As a teenager and young man, he lived in a house off King Way just above a fuel bed of b...
claremont-courier.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
From 2022, “Put simply, he invented a metal pipe that fits onto one’s pool pump filter. When the redirection valve is turned, water going through the filter is then sent through FirePool and its attached 50-foot firefighter quality hose. The force produces a spray that can reach up to 65 feet.”
This week:
▶️ Went to Taunton to talk with officers at Somerset Council.
▶️ Presented at the Technical Design Council; spoke about the pressures on councils and some of the positive things happening with technology.
▶️ Took part in a GOV.UK App workshop for #localgov.
▶️ Went to Taunton to talk with officers at Somerset Council.
▶️ Presented at the Technical Design Council; spoke about the pressures on councils and some of the positive things happening with technology.
▶️ Took part in a GOV.UK App workshop for #localgov.
October 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
This week:
▶️ Went to Taunton to talk with officers at Somerset Council.
▶️ Presented at the Technical Design Council; spoke about the pressures on councils and some of the positive things happening with technology.
▶️ Took part in a GOV.UK App workshop for #localgov.
▶️ Went to Taunton to talk with officers at Somerset Council.
▶️ Presented at the Technical Design Council; spoke about the pressures on councils and some of the positive things happening with technology.
▶️ Took part in a GOV.UK App workshop for #localgov.
WE ARE HIRING: Pool boy wanted for Cyril's #FirePool in #CampsBay. (If you guys can find the man in the picture please tell him. We heard he might need a job soon) #Job #Jobs #employment #SouthAfrica #HireAGraduate #NSFAS #VoteForJobs
November 26, 2024 at 9:53 PM
WE ARE HIRING: Pool boy wanted for Cyril's #FirePool in #CampsBay. (If you guys can find the man in the picture please tell him. We heard he might need a job soon) #Job #Jobs #employment #SouthAfrica #HireAGraduate #NSFAS #VoteForJobs
Last lock on the Bridgwater and Taunton, a side-lock to the river Tone there.
Beyond adventurous, and sometimes legally questionable, it doesn't seem as though photography recorded these waterways well before, in the face of the railway age (and somewhat obstructing it) they vanished. #UKcanals
Beyond adventurous, and sometimes legally questionable, it doesn't seem as though photography recorded these waterways well before, in the face of the railway age (and somewhat obstructing it) they vanished. #UKcanals
October 12, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Last lock on the Bridgwater and Taunton, a side-lock to the river Tone there.
Beyond adventurous, and sometimes legally questionable, it doesn't seem as though photography recorded these waterways well before, in the face of the railway age (and somewhat obstructing it) they vanished. #UKcanals
Beyond adventurous, and sometimes legally questionable, it doesn't seem as though photography recorded these waterways well before, in the face of the railway age (and somewhat obstructing it) they vanished. #UKcanals
LOL. Google “Jacob Zuma firepool” cos this 💩 sure sounds like that 💩
This is really taking "they're only in government to benefit themselves" to the next level.
August 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
LOL. Google “Jacob Zuma firepool” cos this 💩 sure sounds like that 💩
A car-free route across #Taunton town centre is now one step closer following the long-awaited completion of the #Firepool boulevard: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2602064... #LDReporter #Somerset #activetravel #futurehighstreetsfund @tauntonareacyccam.bsky.social
Car-free route across Taunton takes shape as Firepool boulevard opens
The new Firepool boulevard, delivered through £5m of central government grants, will help to unlock additional development in the town centre
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
April 14, 2026 at 3:55 PM
A car-free route across #Taunton town centre is now one step closer following the long-awaited completion of the #Firepool boulevard: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2602064... #LDReporter #Somerset #activetravel #futurehighstreetsfund @tauntonareacyccam.bsky.social
Being born in the early 1990s in South Africa is a trip.
Like, I remember when:
-Y2K was scary
-Cellphones were bricks
-We had payphones
-There was constantly some "end of the world"
-A LOT of terror attacks
-2010 was a big deal
-2 recessions
-Polony tried to kill us
-Zuma's firepool
Life is fun
Like, I remember when:
-Y2K was scary
-Cellphones were bricks
-We had payphones
-There was constantly some "end of the world"
-A LOT of terror attacks
-2010 was a big deal
-2 recessions
-Polony tried to kill us
-Zuma's firepool
Life is fun
November 9, 2024 at 12:34 PM
Being born in the early 1990s in South Africa is a trip.
Like, I remember when:
-Y2K was scary
-Cellphones were bricks
-We had payphones
-There was constantly some "end of the world"
-A LOT of terror attacks
-2010 was a big deal
-2 recessions
-Polony tried to kill us
-Zuma's firepool
Life is fun
Like, I remember when:
-Y2K was scary
-Cellphones were bricks
-We had payphones
-There was constantly some "end of the world"
-A LOT of terror attacks
-2010 was a big deal
-2 recessions
-Polony tried to kill us
-Zuma's firepool
Life is fun
Good news for anyone visiting Taunton! The new boulevard from the railway station to town centre was a welcome surprise when I arrived on Wednesday
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New £5m footway connecting Taunton station to town centre opens
The Firepool walkway now offers walkers a direct path from Taunton station to the town centre
www.bbc.co.uk
April 4, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Good news for anyone visiting Taunton! The new boulevard from the railway station to town centre was a welcome surprise when I arrived on Wednesday
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@somersetcouncil.bsky.social has defended its approach to regenerating the #Saxonvale site in #Frome following @maydaysaxonvale.bsky.social drawing comparisons with the #Firepool site in #Taunton: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2658597... #LDReporter #Somerset #futurehighstreetsfund
Somerset Council defends Saxonvale sale approach after Firepool comparison
Somerset Council's different approaches to regeneration across two brownfield sites came in for criticism at a public meeting in Frome
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
September 28, 2026 at 2:25 PM
@somersetcouncil.bsky.social has defended its approach to regenerating the #Saxonvale site in #Frome following @maydaysaxonvale.bsky.social drawing comparisons with the #Firepool site in #Taunton: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2658597... #LDReporter #Somerset #futurehighstreetsfund
There's already 2 weirs on the river either side of the town centre. French Wier feeds an old mill stream and just down from this picture is the one at Firepool lock that feeds the Taunton to Bridgwater canal.
April 23, 2026 at 11:10 AM
There's already 2 weirs on the river either side of the town centre. French Wier feeds an old mill stream and just down from this picture is the one at Firepool lock that feeds the Taunton to Bridgwater canal.
#Taunton's new footbridge, linking the #Firepool site and the Morrisons superstore to #CoalOrchard and the wider town centre, will be open before #Christmas according to #Somerset Council: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #futurehighstreetsfund @tauntonareacyccam.bsky.social
Work on new Taunton footbridge to begin in summer
It will be up and running before Christmas
www.somersetlive.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#Taunton's new footbridge, linking the #Firepool site and the Morrisons superstore to #CoalOrchard and the wider town centre, will be open before #Christmas according to #Somerset Council: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #futurehighstreetsfund @tauntonareacyccam.bsky.social
Of the £2m needed to build this new #Taunton bridge, £600,000 will be coming from the government's #futurehighstreetsfund, with the remainder coming from #CIL payments collected from housing developments: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #activetravel #Firepool #CoalOrchard
New Taunton footbridge could cost up to £2m
Planning permission was granted in August 2024
www.somersetlive.co.uk
January 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Of the £2m needed to build this new #Taunton bridge, £600,000 will be coming from the government's #futurehighstreetsfund, with the remainder coming from #CIL payments collected from housing developments: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #activetravel #Firepool #CoalOrchard
The slow pace of clearing up the #Firepool site in #Taunton has prompted complaints from local residents: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2650146... #LDReporter #Somerset
Taunton resident slams lack of progress on Firepool site clean-up efforts
Somerset Council will shortly take a major decision over the future of the Firepool site - but one local resident isn't satisfied with its…
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
August 29, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The slow pace of clearing up the #Firepool site in #Taunton has prompted complaints from local residents: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2650146... #LDReporter #Somerset
The future of the #Firepool #regeneration site in #Taunton town centre looks uncertain as @somersetcouncil.bsky.social admits its current masterplan is no longer viable: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2649642... ##LDReporter #Somerset #activetravel #futurehighstreetsfund #brownfield
Future of Taunton's Firepool site uncertain as development plan deemed unviable
Taunton site has been largely vacant since 2008, with Somerset Council working on numerous initiatives to make it more attractive to potential…
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
August 28, 2026 at 6:19 AM
The future of the #Firepool #regeneration site in #Taunton town centre looks uncertain as @somersetcouncil.bsky.social admits its current masterplan is no longer viable: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2649642... ##LDReporter #Somerset #activetravel #futurehighstreetsfund #brownfield
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Last month he was a soybean farmer, this month he’s an expert on intercontinental cattle drives.
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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ICYMI, #Taunton's newest bridge has been delayed until early-2026: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #activetravel #futurehighstreetsfund #Firepool #CoalOrchard
New footbridge delayed until 2026
It will replace the existing bridge over the River Tone
www.somersetlive.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
ICYMI, #Taunton's newest bridge has been delayed until early-2026: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #activetravel #futurehighstreetsfund #Firepool #CoalOrchard
A brand new footbridge over the River Tone, to link the #Firepool and #CoalOrchard sites in #Taunton town centre, won't now be built until early next year: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #activetravel #futurehighstreetsfund
New footbridge delayed until 2026
It will replace the existing bridge over the River Tone
www.somersetlive.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A brand new footbridge over the River Tone, to link the #Firepool and #CoalOrchard sites in #Taunton town centre, won't now be built until early next year: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #Somerset #activetravel #futurehighstreetsfund
ICYMI, here's why the future is looking bright for #Somerset's historic #Bridgwater and #Taunton Canal: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #townsfund #Firepool
Historic Somerset canal to be transformed as major plans agreed
Millions of pounds have been committed - but that is just the beginning
www.somersetlive.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
ICYMI, here's why the future is looking bright for #Somerset's historic #Bridgwater and #Taunton Canal: www.somersetlive.co.... #LDReporter #townsfund #Firepool