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More than you ever thought you needed to know about... | Village Pumps | |
| Welcome to this unique website, dedicated to the study of Village Pumps in the UK, investigating their remaining locations, their design and manufacture, their history, and the relationship to their communities then and now. | From the fanciful: | To the functional: | To the forgotten: | |||
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| The menu on the left should be self-explanatory. The ever-growing Directory is a location index leading to the core of the site, where you can find details and photographs of many hundreds of pumps. Check to see if your local pump is included yet and, if it isn't, then why not send me the details, along with a photograph if possible, and I'll add it to the collection. | ||||
The UK Distribution Map provides an alternative method of getting to the pump details. The red numbers that appear against each County/Unitary Authority/Region are derived from the National Register of Village Pumps, which currently totals: |
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2 Jul 2009 Pump in Helperby, N.
Yorks.
30 Jun 2009 Pumps in Launceston, Cornwall;
Piddlehinton, and Dorchester (Lower Bockhampton), Dorset.
Manufacturer Lott & Walne Ltd.
Trade name "PARAGON". 29 Jun 2009
Pumps in Hornby, N. Yorks; Mevagissey, Charlestown and
Gorran Haven, Cornwall. Advice updated. 28 Jun 2009
Pumps in Shipton Gorge, Dorset; Luton (Stockwood Park);
Pentewen, Cornwall. 18 Jun 2009 Pump in Cross
Houses (Eaton Mascott), Shrops; Framlingham, Suffolk; East Burton,
Dorset.
17 Jun 2009 Pumps in Shere, Stanwell and Chertsey,
Surrey. Manufacturer "Pompes Corneau". 15 Jun 2009
Pump in Copt Hewick, N. Yorks; Upper Poppleton and
Rufforth, York; Stanton-by-Dale, Derbs; Gerrards Cross, Bucks. 14 Jun 2009
Pumps in Thornton Watlass, Sawley, Sharow and Snape, N.
Yorks. |
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Updated: 2 Jul 2009 |
Original photographs and text Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 R. K. Williams - exceptions where shown. |
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