Durham (click on photographs to bring up bigger/better versions).

On the green behind the cathedral in Durham, Co. Durham. There's a device fitted above the spout, which looks as if it might be a stopcock shaft. Photo on the right supplied by Roger Howse - thanks, Rog. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

An interesting flywheel and crank pump in private hands in Durham. Thanks to Harvey Cowie for the photos. Markings: "HAYWARD TYLER &Co. LONDON" on the frame. Manufacturer: It's a "Strong Gothic Cast-iron Well Engine Frame with Double-Throw Crank", made by Hayward Tyler of London in the mid-1870s.

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