WATER PUMP
WAS
INSTALLED C1840
T0 PROVIDE
DRINKING WATER
FOR THE PEOPLE
OF AYLESBURY
THIS PLAQUE WAS ERECTED JOINTLY
BY THE AYLESBURY SOCIETY
AND
BUCKS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
IN ENVIRONMENT WEEK
MAY 1990
Manufacturer: Unk.
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Buckinghamshire |
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| Adstock, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
| Amersham, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
| Ashendon, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
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The last of the town pumps in Aylesbury, Bucks. Photo supplied by Russell Butcher - thanks, Russ. A commemorative plaque reads: |
| THIS WATER PUMP WAS INSTALLED C1840 T0 PROVIDE DRINKING WATER FOR THE PEOPLE OF AYLESBURY THIS PLAQUE WAS ERECTED JOINTLY BY THE AYLESBURY SOCIETY AND BUCKS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY IN ENVIRONMENT WEEK MAY 1990 |
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| Markings: None reported. Manufacturer: Unk. |
| Bierton, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
| Buckingham, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
| Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
| Chenies, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
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An
unusual model at Chilton, Bucks, complete with air vessel. Thanks to Kevin Nash
for the photos. Markings: Indistinct. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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On the
green at Cuddington, Bucks. Photo supplied by John Ward - thanks,
John. Markings: Unk. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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At Dorney
Court, Dorney, Bucks, with a fancy spout and finial. Thanks to Mike Woolford
for the photos. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Drayton
Parslow, Bucks. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photos. Markings: Lion, and in a roundel below this, cast into the body of the pump, "ALEXANDER & DUNCAN, LION WORKS, LEOMINSTER". Manufacturer: Joseph Evans, probably for Alexander & Duncan of Leominster. |
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Dunton, Bucks. Thanks to John Hurst for the photos. A plaque reads: |  |
| THIS PUMP WAS RESTORED TO COMMEMORATE THE SILVER JUBILEE OF THE REIGN OF H.M.QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1977 |
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| Markings: None other. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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A most unusual "village pump" at Farnham Royal, Bucks. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. An inscribed plaque reads: |  |
| FARNHAM
ROYAL VILLAGE PUMP THIS PUMP WAS PRESENTED BY ZWICKY LTD. IN 19XX. THE PUMP WAS RENOVATED IN 1962 BY ZWICKY SLOUGH TRADING ESTATE |
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| The pump seems to be a highly engineered and expensive industrial pump - surely unique amongst village pumps! | ||
| Markings: A panel on the pump reads: ZWICKY PATENT, and an
indecipherable number. Manufacturer: Zwicky of Slough. |
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Great
Brickhill, Bucks; the pump is mounted on an old sherry barrel, acting as a
water butt. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: Flag. Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
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Great
Horwood, Bucks. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
| Hambleden, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
| High Wycombe, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
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Ivinghoe,
Bucks. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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On the
village green at Latimer, Bucks. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the
photo. Markings: None reported. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Some nice
flourishes on this wreck at Little Marlow, Bucks, that we've not seen
elsewhere. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Long
Crendon, Bucks. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photos. Markings: Floral motifs on the lead tank. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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At one
stage almost lost amidst rampant Leylandii in Marsh Gibbon, Bucks (thanks to
Michael for the photo, left) the pump has emerged again (thanks to John Hurst
for the update photo - right). Markings: "WARNERS LONDON". Manufacturer: Warners of London. |
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In a field on the outskirts of Meadle, Bucks. Thanks to Mike
Woolford for the photos. Markings: Lion. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
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An
unusual set-up: two pumps under a lychgate at Mentmore, Bucks. The lead spouts
on both pumps show a great deal of wear - in fact they are worn right through.
Apparently the estate cottages they serve were built about 1877. Thanks to John
Hurst for the photos. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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At
Claydon House (NT), Middle Claydon, Bucks. Thanks to John Hurst for the
photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
| Nash, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
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A fully restored pump and well at North Marston, Bucks, with a surprise hydraulic pop-up feature which recalls a local legend and complete with a charity collecting box. Photos supplied by Michael Burgess - thanks, Michael. Read more about its history and renovation. A plaque on the wall behind the pump reads: | |
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| Markings: The wooden pump cases carries a brass plaque stating
"Unsuitable for Drinking", and there's another brass plaque higher up, which
can't be made out in the photographs. Apparently, behind the pump is a long
descriptive panel, which is reproduced at the above link. Manufacture: Unk. |
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Owlswick,
Bucks. Markings: The pump carries the name "G Ingold. B. Stortford.", and the cast iron trough "Sheen Aylesbury". Manufacturer: Pump - Ingold's of Bishops Stortford. Trough - "Sheen of Aylesbury" mentioned elsewhere in the context of a bill dated 1847, but no further information. |
| Oving, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
| Pitstone, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
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A very tall pump by the side of the road at Poyle, Bucks. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photos. Various inscriptions read: |   |
| THE POYLE PUMP ERECTED IN 1827 BY THE COLNBROOK TURNPIKE TRUST RESTORED IN 1992. CONTRACTOR: CDR CONSTRUCTION LTD |
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| THIS PUMP WAS ERECTED BY ORDER OF "BEAU" NASH OF BATH IN 1754. [This inscription is contentious, and has been queried by others.] |
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| 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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| Quainton, Bucks. | See separate page. | ||
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Rowsham,
Bucks. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photo. Markings: None visible. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Singleborough, Bucks. Thanks to John Hurst for the
photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
| Skirmett, Bucks. | See separate page. | ||
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Under a
smart tiled roof in Steeple Claydon, Bucks. Thanks to Michael Burgess for the
photo on the left. A subsequent visit by John Hurst (thanks for the photo)
shows some detail on the white-painted section of the
casting. Markings: Three initials and a date. Research is currently under way to try to detemine the markings and their relevance. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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| Stewkley, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
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Stoke
Hammond, Bucks. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Swanbourne, Bucks. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the
photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
| Turweston, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
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By the pond at Tylers Green, Bucks. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photo on the left, which carries a plaque. And thanks to Simon Cowper-Smith for the photo on the right. |  |
| Chepping Wycombe Parish Council In Memory of K. J. STEVENS Member of the Council 1964 to 1986 |
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| Markings: Flag and "3IN". Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
| Waddesdon, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
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Weedon's
Almshouses, at Waterside, Bucks. Thanks to John Hurst for the photos. The
engraved stone plaque by the pump is difficult to decipher, but the almshouses
were founded in 1624 through a £350 bequest from Thomas Weedon of Pednor,
"to erect four almshouses for four good and godly women of the parish". The
almshouses were re-built in the late 19th Century. Markings: None other. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Weedon, Bucks. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. A nearby plaque reads: |  |
| THIS WELL WAS RESTORED BY THE WEEDON PARISH COUNCIL IN 1995 TO COMMEMORATE THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF PARISH COUNCILS |
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| Markings: "PARRY", "3" and "BRITISH
MAKE". Manufacturer: Parry - possibly Parry Pumps Ltd., of Walsall. |
| Westlington, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
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Church
Lane, West Wycombe, Bucks. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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The war memorial at Wexham Street, Bucks, is built around a now-incomplete flywheel & crank pump. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. There are two inscriptions on the shelter: |  |
| IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF STOKE & WEXHAM WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 ERECTED BY SIR BERNARD OPPENHEIMER BART. |
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| THIS MEMORIAL WAS RESTORED BY WEXHAM.PARISH.COUNCIL IN 1995, THE 50TH. ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE 1939-45 WAR. + |
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| Markings: A highly corroded nameplate features what might just
be a lion rampant. Manufacturer: Probably Joseph Evans. |
| Whitchurch, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
| Wing, Bucks. | See
separate page. |
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Worminghall, Bucks. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the
photo. Markings: Lion and "MADE IN ENGLAND". Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
