pumps buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

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The pump near St. Osyth's Well at Bierton, Bucks.

Markings: Can't quite make it out, but could convince myself it's a flag.

Manufacturer: Possibly Lee Howl.

The well was restored in 2001, and there's also a small semi-rotary pump affixed to its wall.

	A smart pump in Nash, Bucks, with a sign saying that the water is unfit for drinking and two plaques, as follows:
	~2005~ COMPLETE SITE RESTORATION & REPAIRS John Southby, Dave Gillow & David Weatherhead	~1967~ MAJOR REPAIRS ~ George Weatherhead & Ron Unwin
	Markings: No others. Manufacturer: Unk.

Click here to see pic I've taken from www.geograph. org.uk's site.	A very tall pump by the side of the road at Poyle, Bucks. Various inscriptions read:
	THE POYLE PUMP ERECTED IN 1827 BY THE COLNBROOK TURNPIKE TRUST RESTORED IN 1992. CONTRACTOR: CDR CONSTRUCTION LTD	THIS PUMP WAS ERECTED BY ORDER OF "BEAU" NASH OF BATH IN 1754.
		[This inscription is contentious, and has been queried by others.]
	The Trust was responsible for the maintenance of 17 miles of the Bath Road between Cranford bridge and Maidenhead bridge. They erected several pumps along the turnpike, specifically in order to fill water tanks to lay dust. Only two such pumps remain now, one here at Poyle, and one at Longford.
	Markings: None other reported. Manufacturer: Elsewhere it's stated that the pumps were supplied by Fowler & Co, Lambeth.

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Two good-looking pumps in Quainton, Bucks, featuring acanthus bud finials. The one on the left is in Lower St., and the one on the right is in Church St.

Markings: S.Owens & Co, Engineer, London.

Manufacturer: S. Owens & Co.

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	Two pumps in Thornborough, Bucks. The one on the left is in a rough state and has no distinctive markings or inscription. However, the one on the right carries a plaque which reads:
	PRESENTED BY THORNBOROUGH AND THORNTON GARDENING SOCIETY 1988
	Other Markings: None. Manufacturers: Unk.

Click here to see pic I've taken from www.geograph. org.uk's site.		The village pump on Church St., Wing, Bucks, has seen better days. It carries the inscription:
		TO COMMEMORATE THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES WITH THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF DENMARK MARCH 10^TH 1863
		Markings: None other reported. Manufacturer: Unk.

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