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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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| If you'd like to read more, then there's "The Book"... | ||||
| Latest Updates | ||||
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3i Jan 2010 Pumps in Swaffham
Bulbeck, Girton and Coton, Cambs. Manufacturer Gunton,
Sons & Dyball, Norwich. 21 Jan 2010 Pump nr Worcester,
Worcs.
13 Jan 2010 Pump in Tickton, E. Yorks.
More on manufacturer J. Tylor & Sons. 5 Jan 2010
Pumps in Low Grantley and Well, N. Yorks. 19 Dec 2009
Pumps in Leitholm, Scottish Borders; New Inn,
Torfaen. 17 Dec 2009 Pump at North Bovey,
Devon.
12 Dec 2009 Pumps in Llanddew, Powys; Woodbastwick,
Norfolk; Duxford, Cambs; Ipsden & Kencot, Oxon; Swanland, E. Yorks;
Gerrans, Cornwall. Manufacturer Coppage & Son,
Brecon.
7 Dec 2009 Unidentified trademark "380". More on
R.R.Miles, Leominster pump manufacturer. |
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Updated: 31 Jan 2010 |
Original photographs and text Copyright © 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 R. K. Williams - exceptions where shown. See also http://www.machynlleth.info and http://www.gloucesterrugbyheritage.org.uk |
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