Unknown pipe thing next to lay-by in Wales, what is it?

[Tom Williams]

Here is the item in question
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.014333, ... OkrB3Q!2e0 Check out A438 Shared via the #StreetView app

[Alderpoint]

Your link is broken.

[Isleworth1961]

Your link is broken.

Glad you said that, as I thought it was me...things often don't work for me!

[AndyB]

SMT can’t fix the link either... sorry...

[nowster]

SMT can’t fix the link either... sorry...

It was correct the first time he posted this. I suspect a cut-and-paste of the elided link from the original post.

[Big L]

SMT can’t fix the link either... sorry...

It was correct the first time he posted this. I suspect a cut-and-paste of the elided link from the original post.

It certainly worked earlier. Has it been posted twice?

[Tom Williams]

SMT can’t fix the link either... sorry...

It was correct the first time he posted this. I suspect a cut-and-paste of the elided link from the original post.

It certainly worked earlier. Has it been posted twice?

It was posted before but in the wrong category

[Alderpoint]

Still can't find the pipe.

[Pendlemac]

Had to wait to access the PC I originally used to look at the post but I've recovered the Google URL :-

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.0143292 ... 312!8i6656

( Tweaked slightly to make the view be centered on the object )

[rhyds]

Hmm, odd one that. My first suspicion is that its a water mains sampling point but they tend to be green pillars around here.

[Isleworth1961]

Whatever it is, it looks a bit vulnerable there, and just ready to be flattened!

[Tom Williams]

Whatever it is, it looks a bit vulnerable there, and just ready to be flattened!

The green thing has since been replaced with a more modern looking cabinet

[rhyds]

Whatever it is, it looks a bit vulnerable there, and just ready to be flattened!

The green thing has since been replaced with a more modern looking cabinet

A tall, slim one like this?

[Tom Williams]

Whatever it is, it looks a bit vulnerable there, and just ready to be flattened!

The green thing has since been replaced with a more modern looking cabinet

A tall, slim one like this?

That's exactly it!

[rhyds]

The green thing has since been replaced with a more modern looking cabinet

A tall, slim one like this?

That's exactly it!

That's a water mains sampling point. It allows the water company's sampler teams to draw water from the mains and test it for impurities without having to bother any residents.

[Tom Williams]

A tall, slim one like this?

That's exactly it!

That's a water mains sampling point. It allows the water company's sampler teams to draw water from the mains and test it for impurities without having to bother any residents.

But why is it in the middle of nowhere and on a lay by?

[rhyds]

That's exactly it!

That's a water mains sampling point. It allows the water company's sampler teams to draw water from the mains and test it for impurities without having to bother any residents.

But why is it in the middle of nowhere and on a lay by?

Because there's a water main underneath it they need to test, and next to a layby makes lots of sense as you need somewhere to park the van.

[Tom Williams]

That's a water mains sampling point. It allows the water company's sampler teams to draw water from the mains and test it for impurities without having to bother any residents.

But why is it in the middle of nowhere and on a lay by?

Because there's a water main underneath it they need to test, and next to a layby makes lots of sense as you need somewhere to park the van.

And that's when the penny drops!