This stretch of road is between Drayton and Steventon,  two  miles south of Abingdon.

Over to the left is the site of the proposed reservoir – currently the subject of a public enquiry which will judge whether Thames Water have justified the need. The enquiry room is surrounded by towering shelves of documents both for and against the reservoir. Every now and then the clerk will go to a particular folder, find a specific piece of evidence, and present it to the hearing.

The large poster attached to the electricity pylon on the edge of the flat farmland says, “Dam Wall. Pylon High! 25 Metres“.

The reservoir would be constructed by hollowing out a basin and building up surrounding walls.