Oxfordshire

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alkerton In Well Lane, Alkerton, Oxon, this pump has a nasty crack running the length of the Pump Top.

Markings: Flag and "3 IN".

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 Tucked away in Alvescot, Oxon.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

ardley Ardley, Oxfordshire. Photos supplied by Michael - thanks, Michael. The nicely kept pump carries the following inscription:
IN MEMORY OF
R.J. MULCOCK
WHO DIED 8TH JUNE 1986
CLERK TO THE PARISH COUNCIL
1953-1986
Markings: Lion.

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans.

bampton A chain pump on a farm near Bampton, Oxon.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

baulking On the goose green - a large field - in the lonely village of Baulking, Oxon. Handle missing.

Markings: "Warners", on one side of the spout, and "London" on the other.

Manufacturer: John Warner & Son, Crescent Foundry, Cripplegate, London.  		 baulking
baulking 

bladon bladon Set under a wooden shelter with stone roof tiles, this one's at Bladon, Oxon. It has a small metal trough immediately under the spout, and a much bigger iron one to the right.

Markings: Flag and "4".

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.  

Bloxham, Oxon Warrants a page of its own.

buckland Buckland, Oxon.

Markings: None visible from a distance.

Manufacturer: Unk.

charlbury Outside the Bull Inn, Charlbury, Oxon.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

chilton Chilton, Oxon. A plaque carries the words "Restored in 2004 by Chilton Parish Council with support from U.K.A.E.A".

Markings: "AF 01" on the crank bearings and "1½" on the delivery pipe flange.

Manufacturer: Unk.

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 Very difficult to discern - but it's a pump - on a barn wall outside Cholsey, Oxon.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

Coleshill, Oxon See separate page.

combe Combe, Oxon. Photo supplied by John Ward - thanks, John.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

crowmarsh gifford Two oddly-located pumps at Crowmarsh Gifford, Oxon. Photos supplied by Michael Woolford - thanks, Mike.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.		 crowmarsh gifford

denchworth Denchworth, Oxon.

Markings: "H. J. GODWIN LTD QUENINGTON GLOS ENGLAND" and V100D on barrel. V101 on cap, V103 on spout.

Manufacturer: Godwin of Quenington.

east challow East Challow, Oxon.

Markings: "S. OWENS & CO ENGINEERS LONDON" on the pump head.

Manufacturer: Owens of London.

East Hendred, Oxon See separate page.

ewelme Ewelme, Oxon. Photo supplied by Michael Woolford - thanks, Mike.

Markings: None visible.

Manufacturer: Unk.

fernham A nicely restored pump and shelter at Fernham, Oxon.

Markings: None visible.

Manufacturer: Unk.

foscot  In the hamlet of Foscot, Oxon.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Looks like a standard Joseph Evans design.

Fringford, Oxon Warrants a page of its own.

glympton Glympton, Oxon. Photo supplied by John Hurst - thanks, John

Markings: None visible.

Manufacturer: Unk.

great coxwell Almost buried at Great Coxwell, Oxon!

Markings: None visible.

Manufacturer: Unk.

hethe Outside the Whitmore Arms, at Hethe, Oxon. Photo supplied by Michael - thanks, Michael.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.  

holwell Holwell, Oxfordshire. Photo supplied by John Ward - thanks, John.

Markings: Tucked behind the pump top is the word "Burford".

Manufacturer: Probably W. Hemming, of Burford.

hook norton Hook Norton, Oxfordshire. Photo supplied by John Hurst - thanks, John.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: The "grenade" counterweight looks like a Joseph Evans model.

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taken from www.geograph.
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Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 Kencot, Oxfordshire. There's a plaque above the pump with the letters "I.M" (In Memoriam?); some intertwined monograms, ("CEL" + "ECL"?); "October 1897", and the inscription:
"JESUS SAID, WHOSEVER DRINKETH
OF THIS WATER SHALL THIRST AGAIN;
BUT WHOSOEVER DRINKETH OF THE
WATER THAT I SHALL GIVE HIM SHALL
NEVER THIRST; BUT THE WATER THAT
I SHALL GIVE HIM SHALL BE IN HIM A
WELL OF WATER SPRINGING UP INTO
EVERLASTING LIFE." John, IV:13.14.
Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

kingham  Neat pump by a well on the village green at Kingham, Oxon.

Markings: No trademark, but an indistinct model number RD NO 46671.

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans.  

launton Launton, Oxon. Photo supplied by Michael - thanks, Michael.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.  

ledwell  ledwell  Ledwell, Oxon. A small pump, and from the shiny state of its handle it has been much-used in the past, but no longer working. Set next to a large Cotswold Stone well.

Markings: Flag trademark.

Manufacturer: Lee, Howl. 

little coxwell  Sadly abandoned pump in the pretty and otherwise very neat village of Little Coxwell, Oxon. Up to at least 1925 there was a wooden-boxed pump there, as you can see at http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/reference.asp?index=1&main_query=little%20coxwell&theme=&period=&county=&district=&place
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http://www.littlecoxwell.com/postcards/coxwell-village-pump.php. By the 1950s there was reportedly no pump there at all, so at some stage effort must have been made to re-instate it.

Markings: Lion.

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans.  

little milton Little Milton, Oxon. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul.

Markings: A whole bunch of vaguely floral embellishments, roughly cast.

Manufacturer: Unk, but probably of Chinese origin.

long hanborough The pump at Long Hanborough, Oxon, doesn't seem to be connected to a downpipe. Photo supplied by John Ward - thanks, John.

Markings: None reported.

Manufacturer: Unk.

longcot Under a wooden shelter on the village green at Longcot, Oxfordshire.

Markings: "P".

Manufacturer: Trademark used by Puteus, of Germany.

milcombe Set back from the road at Milcombe, Oxon.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

mixbury This corroded pump in Mixbury, Oxon, seems to have turned its back to the road. Photo supplied by Michael - thanks, Michael.

Markings: Flag, and 3 ½.

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

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Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

North Newington, Oxon See separate page.

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org.uk's site.		 A small semi-rotary at Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire.

Markings: Not discernible in the photo.

Manufacturer: Unk.

Over Norton, Oxon See separate page.

Oxford, Oxon See separate page. 

Shilton, Oxon See separate page.

Shrivenham, Oxon See separate page.

souldern Souldern, Oxon. Photo supplied by Michael Burgess - thanks, Michael.

Markings: Flag, and 3 ½.

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

tubney Tubney, Oxfordshire. Photo supplied by John Hurst - thanks, John.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

upper arncott On the green at Upper Arncott, Oxfordshire. Photo supplied by John Hurst - thanks, John.

Markings: Lion, "Made in England" and a slightly obliterated "RD NO. 46671".

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans.

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 At the almshouses in Eagle Close, Wantage, Oxfordshire, the old pump housing carries the date 1867.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

warborough Warborough, Oxon. Thanks to Michael Woolford for the initial photo and to David Tole for confirming the maker's marks.

Markings: Flag and "Made in England".

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

weston-on-the-green A lift and force pump at Weston-on-the-Green, Oxon. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo.

Markings: None visible.

Manufacturer: Unk.

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