Some indication of the importance placed upon military control is provided by the legionary dispositions. Britain seems to have required the presence of three legions for most of its occupation, while the whole of North Africa required only one. The effort and expenditure lavished on the development of elaborate and heavily garrisoned frontiers would make no sense unless some sustained level of opposition was anticipated. None of this is commensurate with Dr Henig's view that the whole of the military conquest of Britain was a sham. Scholars have to ask whether the battle occurred or whether the battle-stories are legend covering up some other reason for history's change of course.
History is full of holes.
Acting the Devil's Advocate is a long-standing ploy of good scholarship, and Henig has certainly given us plenty to chew on. Sadly, all these hand pumps were obsolete by 1933, and were substituted by electric pumps. During World War II, four of the five pumps were commandeered by the military and by the nearby Oldmixen and Aerojet factories. Each morning military personnel from the army unit at Banwell Castle, and employees from the factories came to get their petrol. Any profits produced by the sale of petrol had to be shared with other local garages which were made to close for the duration of the war.