Markings: "STOCK SONS & TAYLORS LTD BIRMM".
Manufacturer: Stock Sons & Taylors.
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| Almondsbury, S. Glos | See separate page. | |
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In the
village of Alstone, Glos. Markings: "STOCK SONS & TAYLORS LTD BIRMM". Manufacturer: Stock Sons & Taylors. |
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| Alveston, S. Glos |
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This
semi-rotary is tucked away down a footpath off the road to Pinfarthings, nr
Amberley, Glos. It carries the same trademark as one nearby on Theescombe Lane,
nr Nailsworth. Markings: "NH", "British Make" and "NO4". Manufacturer: Newman Hender. |
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Behind
the Boat Inn at Ashleworth Quay, Glos, this pump seems from a distance to have
a lead spout - and from the cleaning materials festooned around it, maybe it
works, too. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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There
were reportedly two pumps in Barnsley, Glos, but I can only find this one -
small but nicely kept. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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A
decrepit semi-rotary in an odd location on a trackside near the Air Balloon,
Birdlip, Glos. Markings: "NH" logo, "No6", and "British Made". Manufacturer: Newman Hender & Co, of Woodchester, nr Stroud, Glos. |
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Two views
of the same pump in the grounds of a private house in Bledington, Glos. A tap
has been installed at a later date. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
| Bourton-on-the-Water, Glos | Warrants a page of its own. |
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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 England"s, and the number "8". Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
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This one,
in a garden at Charlton Kings, Glos, has a large hole in its barrel, and
features a flanged delivery pipe instead of a spout. There's a barrel pump in
the same garden. Markings: "No 3" on the barrel. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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| Chedworth, Glos | Warrants a page of its own. |
| Cheltenham, Glos | Warrants a page of its own. |
| Chipping Campden, Glos |
Warrants a page of its own. |
| Chipping Sodbury, Glos | Warrants a page of its own. |
| Cirencester, Glos | Warrants a page of its own. |
| Clearwell, Glos | See separate page. |
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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. |
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On the green at
Condicote, Glos. My thanks to Ron Lane for tipping me off about this one.
Markings: Flag and a 3, slightly obscured by a weld made to repair the cracked pump top. Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
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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. |
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Facing the
long-defunct canal/railway wharf in Dymock, Glos. Note the large stopcock on
its spout. Markings: Lion. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
| Ebrington, Glos | Near Chipping Campden. See separate page. |
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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. |
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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: |
 © Centre for Oxfordshire Studies. Click on this 1910 pic to see an outline sketch of the original pump. I've now established than an identical pump still exists in Fletching, East Sussex. |
| 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 |
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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. |
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One of
only two I've found to date in the city of Gloucester. Markings: On the barrel there's a roundel with what might be a lion's head in the centre and some obliterated words around the outside. We've been invited back to remove multiple layers of paint in order to try to read the words. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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This
one's well-hidden in Great Barrington, Glos. Markings: "W. HEMMING" and "BURFORD" on the barrel. Manufacturer: William Hemming of Burford. |
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Completely unembellished, smart, workmanlike pump at Great
Rissington, Glos. Apparently ceased to be used in 1926. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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On the
green at Ham, nr Blakeney, Glos. Markings: "Llewellins & James, Bristol". Manufacturer: Unk. |
| Hardwicke, Glos |
Warrants a page of its own. |
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Skeletal pump at
Hawkesbury Upton, S. Glos. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Opposite the School House at Hill, S. Glos, just behind the pump is an incription: |
| HILL MILLENIUM PUMP 2000 |
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At Ruskin Mill,
Horsley, Glos. Markings: A "P" in a hexagon, both on the pump head and the downpipe. Manufacturer: Trademark currently used by the Puteus Company of Germany. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| Mickleton, Glos | Near Chipping Campden. See separate page. |
| Nailsworth, Glos | See separate page. |
| Naunton, Glos | See separate page. |
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In the courtyard of
the Cross Hands Hotel, Old Sodbury, S. Glos. Photograph supplied by Mike
Faherty - thanks, Mike. Markings: There's a manufacturer's plate, but the words are indecypherable.. Manufacturer: Unk. |
| Olveston, S. Glos | See separate page. |
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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 |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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Opposite
the Silver Jubilee Hall at Rendcombe, Glos. Nice acanthus leaves on spout. Pic
courtesy of Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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On the green in front of the church at Rockhampton, S.
Glos. Markings: Flag, "Made in England" and "3½". Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
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By the side of the road in Sherborne, Glos, this pump is
desperately in need of a new coat of paint. From a distance it seems to be a
standard Joseph Evans pump, with a handle pattern used by that Company, and
indeed carries their (small-style) Lion trademark on its barrel. However, the
cap has Charles Winn's name around its circumference and is surmounted by a
typical Charles Winn finial. Furthermore, the bucket hook is drilled through -
something I've never seen on a Joseph Evans pump. Markings: "CHARLES WINN & CO" "BIRMM", and a Joseph Evans Lion. Manufacturer: One or the other! |
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Just a lead tank and spout, embedded in a wall in the garden at
Snowshill Manor, Snowshill, Glos. Markings: "INVIDA AETAS". [=Envious Time?] Manufacturer: Unk |
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The well-tended wood-encased pump on the green at Stonehouse, Glos. Carries the following inscription: |
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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 |
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other. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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| Tewkesbury, Glos | Warrants a page of its own. | ||||
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The townspeople of Thornbury, S. Glos, renovated and re-located their pump under a smart wrought iron canopy back in 1984, according to the following inscription: |  |
| 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 |
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| Markings: None. Manufacturer: Almondsbury Forge Works Ltd, Sundays Hill, Almondsbury, Bristol. |
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| Tockington, S. Glos | See separate page. | |
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A lift and force pump on the side of a small building on the
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
platform at Toddington, Glos. Markings: A small metal panel, mounted at the top of the plank, reads "F & H Alford, Plumbers, Park Street, Gloucester". Couldn't get close enough to see if there were any markings on the barrel. Manufacturer: F & H Alford of Gloucester. |
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Tortworth, S. Glos. Markings: Flag "3IN". Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
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| Tytherington, S. Glos | See separate page. |
| Upton St. Leonards, Glos | Warrants a page of its own. |
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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 |
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By the
church wall next to the Village Green at Westerleigh, S. Glos, with the
inscription: |
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| 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 |
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In the village of
Westonbirt, Glos. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk |
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This one's at Wick, S.
Glos, and is almost certainly a Chinese replica of a typical Irish "cow-tail"
pump. Photograph supplied by Mike Faherty - thanks, Mike. Markings: None seen. Manufacturer: As advertised by Tianjin Shirun International Trade Co., Ltd. |
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In the bar of The Ram
at South Woodchester, nr Woodchester, Glos. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk |
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Pump with
a cut-off handle by the village sign at Yanworth, Glos. Picture provided by
Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike. Carries the inscription: |
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| APPLEBY & CO. RENISHAW IRONWORKS NR CHESTERFIELD. |
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