Norfolk

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 In the Spider garden, Hoveton Hall, at Ashmanhaugh, Norfolk.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

attleborough A renovated wooden pump in Queen's Square, in the centre of Attleborough, Norfolk, with cast iron handle, spout and "basket". It carries a marble plate, inscribed as follows: attleborough
1837 1897
VICTORIA
TO
COMMEMORATE
THE
60TH YEAR
OF
HER MAJESTYS
REIGN.
QUEEN & EMPRESS
ENCLOSED
JUNE, 1897.
THIS TREE PUMP
WAS RENOVATED
TO COMMEMORATE
THE QUEENS
GOLDEN JUBILEE
JUNE 2002
The use of the term "tree pump" is unusual, and I've only found it used elsewhere by the Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service and on a Hertfordshire website. The best theory I've come across so far is that it's a corruption of "treen pump", where "treen" is an archaic word simply meaning "made of wood".
Markings: None other on the pump, but there's a commemorative Victorian brick behind the pump.

Manufacturer: Unk

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 The John Soame Memorial Pump, Aylsham, Norfolk. It carries an inscription which reads:
Before the event of a public water supply in 1938, water had to be drawn from private wells. After John Soame's death in 1911, a public well was given to the town by his uncle. The artesian well is 52 metres (170 ft) deep and its roof is thatched with Norfolk reed.
Markings: None other reported.

Manufacturer: Unk.

Blakeney, Norfolk See separate entry.

cley In the village of Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Pump has a cracked head.

Markings: Flag and "Made in England".

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

costessey This quite imposing stone monument at a crossroads at Costessey, Norfolk, has a large flywheel at its base and what's clearly a water trough - but no sign of a spout or indeed where there might have been a spout. There's a padlocked access door to the rear. It's recorded as being a 19th century yellow brick obelisk, possibly built by French prisoners of war, on a brick and flint base and surmounted by an urn. An earlier description from 1978 adds that there's an iron wheel on one side and a basin to collect the flow of water. It was apparently dismantled and rebuilt with original materials in 1981, and I wonder if that's when the spout or any evidence that there was once a spout, was lost.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.		 costessey

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 On the outskirts of Wood Dalling, nr Crabgate, Norfolk.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk

cringleford A large pump surmounted by a crown at the junction of Newmarket Rd and Keswick Rd in Cringleford, Norfolk. This and a practically identical one just down the road at Hethersett were installed in the early 19th Century by the Turnpike Trustees, and were used "to provide water for experiments in roadmaking as well as for laying the dust".

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Shalders.

downham market Near Rouses Lane, up on the Howdale, Downham Market, Norfolk, this is what remains of their old Town Pump, removed from the Market Place. The internal workings have all been lost, as have some of the stone blocks and the stone cross which was once on the top. In the Market Place today stands a modern drinking fountain, the design of which nicely reflects the shape of this original pump, and which carries a plaque inscribed as follows: An old photograph exists of the pump in use in its original position.
The Town Pump

The original town pump stood in the Market Place until 1935, when J Long & Sons stone masons moved the structure to the Howdale. The obelisk form of the pump is thought to date from the 1800's, but a water supply point must have existed at this location for hundreds of years. Reputedly the water was still good in the 1930's. The gully carrying the waste water from the pump was allegedly used by Nelson to sail his paper boats; a story that is celebrated on the town sign.
Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

east rudham In the village of East Rudham, Norfolk, on a small green behind the Crown Inn. Cap looks to be a replacement.
Markings: Two small holes on the pump head might have once carried a name plate, but now lost.

Manufacturer: Unk.

east tuddenham East Tuddenham, Norfolk. This pump has wooden cladding very similar to that on the pump just down the road at Honingham.

Markings: None visible, as pump is completely encased.

Manufacturer: Unk

easton This one's at Easton, Norfolk.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk

freethorpe Under a nicely-restored shelter which also houses a clock, at Freethorpe, Norfolk. Photograph supplied by Gareth Hughes - thanks, Gareth. A nearby plaque records the good works of the lord of the manor and his wife - who also established the local almshouses and restored the village church:
THIS
PUMP HOUSE
AND
CLOCK TOWER
ERECTED BY
RICHARD HENRY & HARRIET VADE WALPOLE
A.D. 1879
Markings: None discernible.

Manufacturer: Unk.

hethersett A large pump capped with a crown by the side of the old Newmarket Rd (B1172) at Hethersett, Norfolk. A number of these pumps were installed along this road in the early 19th Century by the Turnpike Trustees, and were used "to provide water for experiments in roadmaking as well as for laying the dust". There's another survivor just up the road at Cringleford.

Markings: "SHALDERS PATENT NORWICH", "POWERLINE", and "BARREL xxx" [last letters obliterated] .

Manufacturer: Shalders.

Holkham, Norfolk See separate entry.

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 A classic plank-mounted pump, complete with air vessel, in a tumbledown hut near the old station at Honing, Norfolk.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk  		 Click here to
see close-up from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.

honingham The pump at Honingham, Norfolk, has wooden cladding very similar to that at East Tuddenham. It carries a brass plaque with the inscription:
TO COMMEMORATE
THE CORONATION OF
KING EDWARD VII
AND
QUEEN ALEXANDRA
AUGUST 1902
Markings: None visible.

Manufacturer: Unk.

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 Nice detailed view of a tiny pitcher pump at Horsey, Norfolk.

Markings: "8" visible in the photo, a Lion on the other side and probably - but not discernible - the maker's name on the top.

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans

kimberley A no-frills, rudimentary pump on the village green at Kimberley, Norfolk.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

little walsingham This ancient pump house is in the centre of Little Walsingham, Norfolk. The wooden door is locked, and not much can be seen externally of the remains of the pump, other than an iron spout and a long iron handle, pivoted at the top to swing horizontally, and strapped down to a wooden post. A metal plaque is fixed to the low wall surrounding the pumphouse, inscribed: little walsingham
"THE PUMP"

THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED SHORTLY AFTER THE
DESTRUCTION OF THE GREAT AUGUSTINIAN PRIORY
IN 1538. MONASTIC STONE AND BRICK WERE USED IN ITS
CONSTRUCTION. THE WELL SUPPLIED WATER TO A LARGE
PART OF THE VILLAGE.

THE ORIGINAL SLENDER PINNACLE WAS BROKEN OFF AS A
RESULT OF CELEBRATIONS TO MARK THE RELIEF OF
MAFEKING DURING THE BOER WAR IN MAY 1900 AND
LATER REPLACED BY THE BRAZIER WHICH IS LIT TO
CELEBRATE MAJOR EVENTS.      A.D.2000
Markings: None other.

Manufacturer: Unk  

long stratton Long Stratton, Norfolk.

Markings: Possible Lion.

Manufacturer: Possibly Joseph Evans.

mulbarton By the mere at Mulbarton, Norfolk.

Markings: Flag and 3IN.

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

new buckenham A wooden pump in Chapel St., New Buckenham, Norfolk.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

Norwich, Norfolk See separate entry.

Reepham, Norfolk See separate entry.

shelfanger An unusual make, complete with air vessel, in Shelfanger, Norfolk. The spout is fitted with a connection for a hosepipe.

Markings: "terpo"; A1100-2-01 and a 9 within a circle on the handle fulcrum; A1100-1-12, a 9 within a circle, and a 2 on the handle; and another partially obscured number ending with 0 2 08 and a 9 within a circle on the flange.

Manufacturer: Terpo - but who is Terpo? I hazard a guess that it's not British.   

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 Magnificent old lead pump, complete with a decorated tank, "rat's tail" and handle at Stody Lodge, Stody, Norfolk

Markings: Cherubs, Basket of Plenty and "1773".

Manufacturer: Unk.   		 And click here for a close-up.

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 The village pump under its thatched shelter at Swannington, Norfolk. It carries two panels, one which reads "In loving memory of Hastings Parker placed here by his wife for the use of those whom he loved so well 1888", and the other reads, in part, "In loving memory of Elizabeth R R D Parker, Lady of the Manor of Swannington, Widow of Hastings Parker...1897...". Apparently she gave £300 to the Parish in order to maintain the pump, and lived to be over 100 years of age. From various indistinct photos I've found, the wooden frame is probably original, but there's confusing evidence to show that the pump was at some stage - perhaps originally - protected by wooden shingles. A photo dated 1902 shows thatching, whereas another which is thought to date from the 1930s features tiles. By 2001 it was certainly thatched again. At one stage a small separate pump was installed in front of the original one, but that's been removed again now.

Markings: None other discernible.

Manufacturer: Unk.

thorpe abbotts On the village green at Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk. Handle works, but no water. Unusual in its having a tap affixed to its spout, with the name "CLIMAX ENGLAND". Three separate inscriptions provide ample evidence of it being well looked after in years gone by, but it's starting to rust now, and needs a touch of TLC: thorpe abbotts
IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
OF THE MUNIFICENT GIFT OF THIS
WELL, TO THE PARISH OF
THORPE ABBOTTS,
BY EDWARD E. KAY, ESQ
THIS INSCRIPTION IS AFFIXED
BY THE INHABITANTS
OCTOBER, 1867.
IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
to
DR. F. N. KAY MENZIES
for his kindness and generosity in
restoring this Well at his own expense
This Inscription is affixed by the
Inhabitants of this Village

DECEMBER - 1924  
THORPE ABBOTTS VILLAGE
PUMP CANOPY
RESTORED IN 1979
BY THE PEOPLE OF THIS PARISH
COST OF MATERIALS
BORNE BY THE PARISH COUNCIL  
Markings: Lion trademark.

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans  

tivetshall An interesting combination at the Old Ram Inn, on the A140 near Tivetshall St Mary, Norfolk. The cast iron pump is a common one, but it's fixed to the rare remains of an ancient wooden pump. The inn dates back to the 17th Century - so how old is the wooden pump?

Markings on cast iron pump: Flag and "All British Made".

Manufacturer of cast iron pump: Lee Howl

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 The pump at Trunch, Norfolk, is interesting, especially regarding the relatively late date for a wooden pump. It carries the following notice:
TRUNCH TOWN PUMP
THIS PUMP WAS ERECTED IN 1922
TO REPLACE AN EARLIER IRON PUMP
INSTALLED IN 1896 OVER THE EXISTING
60 FOOT DEEP VILLAGE WELL.
THE OCTAGONAL BARREL
WAS BORED AND SAWN IN THE VILLAGE
FROM THREE 25 FOOT TREE TRUNKS
TAKEN FROM FELBRIGG WOODS.
THE SECTIONS WERE JOINTED
TOGETHER USING A MIXTURE OF FAT
AND RESIN TO PROVIDE A SEAL.
Markings: None other.

Manufacturer: Unk.

wells-next-the-sea An interesting set-up at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. The pump is set high, with access via a wooden platform, and with a wooden chute which was probably used to fill water carts. Note that there's no bucket hook on the spout. Photo supplied by Andrew Eyre - thanks, Andrew.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk

woodbastwick This flywheel and crank pump is on the green at Woodbastwick, Norfolk. You can just make out the twin-throw mechanism underneath the wooden boxing and there's also evidence of a probable second spout at higher level (not shown in the images). Photos supplied by Gareth Hughes - thanks, Gareth - who reports that the wooden beams of the shelter are inscribed: woodbastwick
In Memoriam Marguerite Tournois Dec 19th 1888
Markings: None other visible.

Manufacturer: Unk.

Click here to
see pic I've
taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 The pump and well at Worstead, Norfolk.

Markings: Flag.

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

Wymondham, Norfolk See separate entry.

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