Catalogue Pump More than you ever thought you needed to know about... Village Pumps Catalogue Pump

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:
Southwold Pump Over Norton Pump East Ilsley Pump Chedworth Pump Little Coxwell Pump Neen Sollars Pump

The menu on the left should be self-explanatory. The ever-growing Directory contains details of hundreds of pumps, photographed and sorted geographically, and accessed via an Index. 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 is compiled from the National Register of Village Pumps which currently totals:
Current Total
Latest Updates
New! 20 Aug 2008 Another pump in Upper Brailes, Warks.
New! 17 Aug 2008 Pumps in Norwich, Cringleford, Hethersett and Attleborough, Norfolk. More on the manufacturer "Shalders".
New! 9 Aug 2008 Pump at Smarden, Kent.
New! 7 Aug 2008 Pump in Nailsworth and Stonehouse, Glos. Another manufacturer, A.G.Mumford, Colchester.
New! 3 Aug 2008 Pump in Walliswood, Holmbury St. Mary, Ockley and Dorking, Surrey.
New! 2 Aug 2008 Pump in South Harting, Sussex; pumps in Ringmer, Sussex.
New! 1 Aug 2008 Arkendale, Burton Leonard and South Stainley pumps, all in Yorkshire.

Updated:20 Aug 2008
Original photographs and text Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2008 R. K. Williams - exceptions where shown.