Bristol, Bristol (click on photograph to bring up bigger/better version).

Tucked down St. Thomas Lane, Bristol, outside a building which used to be the old Wool Hall. Thanks to Matt Rogers for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

By St Stephen's churchyard, Bristol, this is specifically referred to as a pump in an article on Bristol's Fascinating Fountains (link no longer works), but looks suspiciously like a water pillar. Thanks to Matt Rogers for the photo on the left. Markings: There's a plate on the front, but even though Neil Owen went to great lengths to decipher it (see right), it's still impossible to read. Manufacturer: Unk.

A very well-preserved flywheel & twin-throw crank pump in the Stag & Hounds, Old Market St, Bristol. Thanks to John Hurst for the photos. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

This sorry specimen languishes in the courtyard of the Merchant Venturers' Almshouses in King Street, Bristol. Thanks to Matt Rogers for the photo on the left and Dave Hunt for the one on the right. In recent years it looks like there's been a bit of work to smarten it up slightly. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

On the dockside by the SS Great Britain, Bristol, this working lift and force pump demonstrates perfectly a typical role of raising water to a cistern. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

Also in Bristol, this one has been adapted to take a feed from a hosepipe. Thanks to Neil Owen for the photo. Markings: "PARAGON", and a Flag Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

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