pumps buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

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On a wellhead at Adstock, Bucks. Photo supplied by Michael Burgess - thanks, Michael.

Markings: "P" in a hexagon.

Manufacturer: Trademark currently used by the German company, Puteus.

		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
		Markings: None reported. Manufacturer: Unk.

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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.

On the green at Cuddington, Bucks. Photo supplied by John Ward - thanks, John.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

		Gerrards Cross, Bucks. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. There's an inscription on the front which reads:
		THIS PUMP WAS ERECTED BY JOHN BRAMLEY-MOORE ESQ., M.P. IN THE YEAR 1864 FOR THE USE OF THE WAYFARER IN GERRARDS CROSS ----- Whosoever will let him take of the water of life freely
		Markings: None other visible. Manufacturer: Unk.

		Grendon Underwood, Bucks. Photo supplied by Michael Burgess - thanks, Michael. A notice on the front reads [SIC]:
		BE THANKFUL WHILST YOU FILL YOUR CAN FOR GODS MOST USEFUL GIFT TO MAN -------------------- THIS WELL WAS SUNK BY M^RS FITZGERALD FOR THE USE OF THE PARISH ---------1861---------
		Markings: Unk. Manufacturer: Unk.

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Hambleden, Bucks.

Markings: The maker's nameplate can't be made out in the photo, but apparently it reads "E. Margrett, Reading".

Manufacturer: Edward Margrett, of Reading.

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On the village green at Latimer, Bucks.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

Almost lost amidst rampant Leylandii in Marsh Gibbon, Bucks. Photo supplied by Michael - thanks, Michael.

Markings: "Warners" "London".

Manufacturer: Warners of London.

	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.

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:

THE HOLY OR SCHORNE WELL
----------
FOUNDED BY MASTER JOHN SCHORNE,
RECTOR OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH,
NORTH MARSTON, 1290-1314.
THE WATER HAD HEALING PROPERTIES
AND THE WELL WAS VISITED BY
MANY PILGRIMS.

'JOHN SCHORNE, GENTLEMAN BORN,
CONJURED THE DEVIL INTO A BOOT'

LOCAL JINGLE

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.

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.

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The pump by the pond at Penn, Bucks.

Markings: Possibly a flag - difficult to make out from this photo.

Manufacturer: Poss Lee Howl.

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.

Quainton, Bucks.

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Under a smart tiled roof in Steeple Claydon, Bucks. Photo supplied by Michael Burgess - thanks, Michael.

Markings: There's a panel on the pump, but it's not discernible in this photo.

Manufacturer: Unk.

	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.

Turweston, Bucks.

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The pump at Tylers Green, Bucks, was placed there in memory of K. J. Stevens, member of the local council 1964-1986.

Markings: Flag.

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

Church Lane, West Wycombe, Bucks.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: 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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