Gloucestershire

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Alveston, Glos Warrants a page of its own.

brimpsfield  brimpsfield  Tiny pitcher spout pump in the hamlet of Brimpsfield, Glos, which proclaims its origins loudly. Handle moves slightly, to reveal part of the linkage mechanism.

Markings: No fewer than two Lion trademarks, two "Made in Englands", and the number "8".

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. 

chedworth  In the garden of a private house in Chedworth, Glos. The owner has restored it to working order by re-mounting it and replacing its leather valves. chedworth Another pump, in the same garden. There's a hosepipe connected at the back of the tap, but I didn't check to see if this was to deliver water to or from the pump.
Markings: Flag, the number "3", and "Made in England".

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.		 Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

cheltenham Pump in private hands in Cheltenham, Glos, originally installed on a wooden post outside a house in Bradford St., Braintree, Essex, where it delivered water from a well. Spout/poss air vessel/delivery pipe lost.

Markings: "Warners Patent London", on handle.

Manufacturer: Warners.

Chipping Campden, Glos  Warrants a page of its own.

chippingsodbury In the High St at Chipping Sodbury, Glos, said to be late C18.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.    
chippingsodbury In Horse St, Chipping Sodbury.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.    

cirencester  Nicely-kept wood-encased pump in a stone housing outside the Bowly almshouses in Watermoor Rd., Cirencester, Glos. Lead spout. Handle moves freely, but no water. The plaque on the front has the inscription: 
THE BOWLY PUMP
DONATED BY
THOMAS BREWIN
1865
(More information)
Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.   

cleeve hill  Tucked away behind one of the houses at Cleeve Hill, Glos, there's this highly decorative pump. The name of the house - "Cheesecake Well" - suggests that there might be an interesting history, but I've not yet been able to find out any more.

Markings: Lots of embellishments, including a frog on the spout.

Manufacturer: Modern, made by the Kovoplast Company of the Czech Republic or the Jiangyan Fashion Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., China.

didmarton Near St. Lawrence's Well, The Street, Didmarton, Glos, this pump is set on a stone plinth, with a water trough alongside.
Markings: "J. Fletcher, Plumber, Yate".

Manufacturer: J. Fletcher, Plumber, Yate.  

Ebrington, Glos Near Chipping Campden. See separate page.

farmcote By the roadside in the hamlet of Farmcote, Glos, this pump was used to draw water up from the well in order to fill a cistern buried in the field behind it. It's probable that a pipe then led from the cistern to the house immediately opposite, across the road.
Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.  

farmington  This oak-framed former pump house, now sadly pumpless, is the centrepiece of the village green at Farmington, Glos. One of its beams carries the carved inscription: "Erected in the memory of Edmund Waller Squire of this Parish OB [met death] 20th March 1899".

A plaque on another post reads: 		 farmington 1910

© Centre for
Oxfordshire Studies.

Click on this 1910 pic to see outline sketch of the original pump.
 FARMINGTON VILLAGE MILLENNIUM PARTY.
A time capsule was buried on the village green
to celebrate this millennium.
This record of village life is to
be opened at the next millennium

SATURDAY 5TH AUGUST 2000  
Elsewhere I've found mention of yet another inscription - but didn't see it when I visited: "The roof of this pump house was presented by some citizens of Farmington, Connecticut, USA in the three hundredth year of Connecticut's founding, July 1935 - Qui transtulit sustinet". [Connecticut State Motto: He Who Transplanted Still Sustains.].

And it's good to see that the structure is still a focal point for village festivities - the villagers use the old pump's downpipe to hold a Christmas tree.

Manufacturer: Unk.  

great rissington Completely unembellished, smart, workmanlike pump at Great Rissington, Glos. Apparently ceased to be used in 1926.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk. 

hawkesbury upton  Skeletal pump at Hawkesbury Upton, Glos.


Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk. 

icomb  Icomb, Glos. The pump fell into disuse in 1948, when mains water came to the village. A new handle was fitted by a local blacksmith in 2000, although the water level in the well below the pump is now too low for water to be extracted.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk. 

little barrington  Overlooking the village green at Little Barrington, Glos. The original bucket hook has snapped off the spout casting, and been replaced by a nut and bolt.

Markings: An indistinct name, possibly "HOLROND", on the cylinder.

Manufacturer: Unk.  

meysey hampton  On the village green at Meysey Hampton, Glos, the pump is fixed at the top of a mounting block, for use by farm vehicles. Handle missing, and spout is threaded.

Markings: "W. Affleck, Swindon" on the top of the cylinder and also on a mounting bracket set in the stone.
Manufacturer: W. Affleck, Swindon.  		 meysey hampton 

Mickleton, Glos Near Chipping Campden. See separate page.

nailsworth  By the side of the road in Watledge Lane, on the outskirts of Nailsworth, Glos.

Markings: Flag and 3".

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.  
nailsworth The smallest (and rustiest) semi-rotary I've seen to date, near Spout Cottage on Theescombe Lane, just outside Nailsworth. Said to date from about 1900.

Markings: "NH" set in a diamond shape, "No 1", and "British Make".

Manufacturer: Unk.   		 nailsworth nailsworth

naunton  Pump of unidentified origin next to the Black Horse pub in Naunton, Glos. Lagged pipe.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.   		 naunton  A second pump in Naunton.

Markings: Lion trademark and a very clear model number RD NO 46671.

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans.   

olveston Olveston, Glos - at the road junction at the far end of The Green, near Green Farm, reported to have been installed by a Mr. Edwin Organ, c.1870.

Markings: "Llewellin & James, Bristol" almost completely obscured by multiple layers of peeling white paint.

Manufacturer: Llewellin and James of Bristol were very well-known bell founders, but also described variously as "brewery engineers" and makers of "philosophical instruments" - i.e., mathematical instruments. 

pillowell Set back off the main road at Pillowell, Glos. Nearby is an inscription which reads: 
PILLOWELL WELL

THIS WELL WAS RENOVATED
BY
WEST DEAN PARISH COUNCIL
FOREST ENTERPRISE
AND
PILLOWELL
VILLAGE COMMITTEE

AD 2003

IMPORTANT

THE WATER IN THIS WELL
IS NOT SAFE FOR DRINKING
Markings: A "P" within a hexagon on the pump cap and at the bottom of the barrel.

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

redmarley In the beer garden of the Rose & Crown pub at Redmarley, Glos. In 2008 a blue tit had a nest inside the barrel.

Markings: "Thos Meredith, Malvern" - just discernible under multiple layers of paint.

Manufacturer: Thomas Meredith of Malvern.

rendcombe Opposite the Silver Jubilee Hall at Rendcombe, Glos. Nice acanthus leaves on spout. Pic courtesy of Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.  

stonehouse The well-tended wood-encased pump on the green at Stonehouse, Glos. Carries the following inscription:
THIS TABLET
commemorates
the generosity of
HARVEY LEWIS ESQ.
a native of this Village
now residing in South
Africa who has made
possible the renovation
of the Stonehouse
Village Greens and Pump
as a mark of respect
for his parents
JOSEPH & ELIZA LEWIS
and in remembrance
of his early life in
Stonehouse.
12 MAY 1937
Markings: None other.

Manufacturer: Unk.

tetbury The smart but slightly-damaged cast iron-clad pump to the left is on The Green at Tetbury, Glos, and an identical one (but also damaged and handle-less) shown on the right can be found on a small green at the junction of New Church St., Charlton Rd., and Cutwell - what remains of an open area called The Knapp.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.		 tetbury

Tewkesbury, Glos Warrants a page of its own.

thornbury  The townspeople of Thornbury, Glos, renovated and re-located their pump under a smart wrought iron canopy back in 1984, according to the following inscription: thornbury
THIS PUMP AND CANOPY WERE ERECTED BY
THE PEOPLE OF THORNBURY IN APRIL 1984

THE PUMP ORIGINALLY STOOD IN BATH ROAD
THORNBURY AND THE CANOPY MADE
BY THE ALMONDSBURY FORGE IS A COPY OF
THE ORIGINAL REMOVED IN 1925
Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Almondsbury Forge Works Ltd, Sundays Hill, Almondsbury, Bristol. 

tockington Outside the "Old Forge" in the main street of the village of Tockington, Glos.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk .  

Tytherington, Glos  See separate page.

Upton St. Leonards, Glos Warrants a page of its own.

westcote  In the village of Westcote (Church Westcote), Glos. I'm told that this isn't its original position, but that it was moved here to protect it.


Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk 

westerleigh By the church wall next to the Village Green at Westerleigh, Glos, with the inscription:
 
THE VILLAGE PUMP
THIS PUMP WAS RESTORED
WITH A GRANT FROM
AWARDS FOR ALL
RESTORATION BY MARK GREENAWAY
CHEW VALLEY FORGE
WESTERLEIGH VILLAGE RESIDENTS
ASSOCIATION
2006
 Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk . 

yanworth Pump with a cut-off handle by the village sign at Yanworth, Glos. Picture provided by Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike.

Carries the inscription:
APPLEBY & CO.
RENISHAW
IRONWORKS
NR CHESTERFIELD.
 Markings: None others seen.

Manufacturer: Appleby & Co. 

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