Suffolk

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aldringham This one's in Aldringham, Suffolk. Photo supplied by Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike.

Markings: Lion.

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans  

aldeburgh Rather grand pump by the side of the Town Steps, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Carries the following plaque:
GARRETT & SON
MANUFACTURERS
LEISTON
SAXMUNDHAM
18 SUFFOLK 40
Markings: No additional markings.

Manufacturer: Garrett & Sons.

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Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk  

beyton On the green at Beyton, Suffolk. Thanks to Mike Tovey for the photo.

Markings: Climax 89-26 on the barrel.

Manufacturer: Thomas & Son of Worcester.  

blaxhall This one's in the village of Blaxhall, Suffolk, well-hidden behind a hedge, in the YHA car park.

Markings: Climax 69-26.

Manufacturer: Thomas & Son of Worcester.

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org.uk's site.		 The pump at Bredfield, Suffolk, sited under a wrought iron canopy, is surmounted by a crown and carries finger-signs indicating neighbouring villages. The village has a long reputation for producing wrought iron, examples of which can be found all over East Anglia. The photo on the right, provided by Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike - shows that the canopy was damaged (hit by a car, April 2011), and we can only hope that it can be repaired.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk		 bredfield

bungay Sadly, the town pump in the centre of Bungay, Suffolk, was removed in 1933. What remains, though, is a delightful lead panel which must have adorned the original pump. It is inscribed:
  M   K.
T           R.
18             12.

And features an embossed scene comprising a flock of six sheep, a shepherd with his crook sitting against a tree and sharing his food with a begging dog.
Beneath the lead panel is a memorial stone which records the removal of the pump and the building of the current structure, the Black Dog standard (with its own legend). It is inscribed:
 BUILT IN 1933 ON THE
SITE OF THE OLD TOWN PUMP ERECTED IN 1812
BY MATTHIAS KERRISON TOWN REEVE
Which explains the MK. and TR. on the lead panel. Originally there was a corn cross at this location but it was removed in 1810 and the proceeds of the sale of its materials used to pay for the sinking of a well and the erection of the pump. Matthias Kerrison (1742-1827), the town reeve at this period, made his fortune through the development of the Staithe Navigation, upon which Bungay depended for its thriving trade in corn, coal and wood.

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org.uk's site.		 The wooden-boxed pump at Burgate Great Green, Suffolk, is surrounded by iron railings - possibly originally to keep grazing animals away.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk

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Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk

Darsham, Suffolk See separate page.

debenham Debenham, Suffolk. Thanks to Mike Tovey for the photo. A small brass panel, which probably records the renovation, is inscribed:
J R Brown & Co
Artesian Well Engineers
28/32 Burrell Road
Ipswich
 Markings: Some difficult to decipher letters on the handle.

Manufacturer: Unk.  

earl soham The cap on this pump at Earl Soham, Suffolk, surely cannot be original! Photos supplied by Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike.

Markings: "Appleby & Co., Renishaw Ironworks, nr Chesterfield" on pump head.

Manufacturer: Appleby & Co.  

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org.uk's site.		 In the watermill at Euston, Suffolk, the pump is driven via a cam and lever arrangement. At the back of the photograph there's an air vessel to even out the flow of water, and the outlet seems to disappear down through the wooden floor.

Markings: Not visible.

Manufacturer: Unk.

Framlingham, Suffolk This warrants a page of its own.

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Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.  

fressingfield On the green at Fressingfield, Suffolk, next to the War Memorial. Known as the "Low Pump", it's the only survivor of two that used to be in the village. Handle works: no water. There's an inscription that reads:
THIS PUMP WAS RESTORED
IN JUNE 1978 IN MEMORY
OF ALAN INGRAM WHO
LOVED THIS VILLAGE
Markings: None other.

Manufacturer: Unk 

great livermere The villagers of Great Livermere, Suffolk, have very successfully re-instated their village pump with assistance from the St Edmundsbury Borough Council Rural Areas Community Initiatives Fund. A photograph of the pump that was here in about 1930 shows that it was wood-boxed. It's my guess that the new pump has been salvaged from elsewhere and modified for village green use - and the existence of the pint mug on a string suggests that the water is of drinking quality!

Markings: Any barrel markings are hidden by the wooden boxing.

Manufacturer: Unk		 great livermere

hadleigh A smartly-painted cast iron pump in the Market Place, Hadleigh, Suffolk, sporting a coat of arms which was awarded to the Town in 1618, and described as: "azure a chevron erminoise between three woolsacks argent". And the crest "on a helm a wreath or and azure, a mount vert thereon a lamb standing argent holding a banner azure with a woolsack argent, the staff or mantled argent doubled gules, tasselled or". Got that? Photo supplied by Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike.

Markings: Ransomes Ipswich.

Manufacturer: Ransomes.  

halesworth Large stone pump in the market place in Halesworth, Suffolk.

Markings: "Restored 1983".

Manufacturer: Unk

haughley Very smart wooden boxing to the pump in Haughley, Suffolk. Photo supplied by Bob Hale - thanks, Bob.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk

heveningham Heveningham, Suffolk. Photo supplied by Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike.

Markings: Lion.

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans.  

homersfield A wooden boxed pump under a thatched roof, in front of a crescent of thatched cottages in the Suffolk village of Homersfield. Barnfield Cottages were designed by Maurice Chesterton and built in 1925-27 by the Flixton estate for retired estate workers.

Markings: Couldn't get close enough to check.

Manufacturer: Unk

ipswich This fire-damaged pump is in the now-regenerated Isaac Lord storehouses/maltings in the Wet Dock area of Ipswich. If it looks decrepit now, just take a look at an earlier photograph, taken before the area was improved. Photographs supplied by Borin Van Loon - thanks, Borin - who maintains a fascinating website. The lead tank, unusually, does not carry the spout, although it has a raised circular blank patch which was probably originally intended to be pierced for that purpose. It is embossed with: ipswich
I C
A floral [?] motif
1802
From Borin's website he confirms that "IC" - the classical way of depicting "JC" - stands for John Cobbold, of the Cobbold brewing dynasty, who once lived in the Isaac Lord house.
Markings: None other.

Manufacturer: Unk

ixworth Easy to miss down a short lane off the High St., Ixworth, Suffolk, this pump is just about identical to one in St. Lawrence, Isle of Wight.

Markings: "Warners" on the handle, and Warners London around the top of the cap.

Manufacturer: John Warner, London

kersey Kersey, Suffolk. Thanks to Mike Tovey for the photo.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

knodishall On the common at Knodishall, Suffolk. Photo supplied by Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

lidgate Lidgate, Suffolk. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Note that the spout is a separate casting.

Markings: "HAYWARD-TYLER & Co LTD ENGINEERS LONDON".

Manufacturer: Hayward Tyler.

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org.uk's site.		 Tucked away in the rear courtyard of Kesgrave Hall, Little Bealings, Suffolk. The mansion was built in 1812 and is now a hotel, having been an RAF and USAF base, St Edmunds School and a company HQ.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

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org.uk's site.		 Little Thurlow, Suffolk.

Markings: Indistinct in the photo, but possibly "PARAGON" and Flag.

Manufacturer: Possibly Lee Howl.

long melford A semi-rotary at Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, Suffolk. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo.

Markings: "PARAGON", "SEMI-ROTARY", "No2" , "PUMP" and a roundel possible with "Made in England".

Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

Middleton, Suffolk See separate page.

mildenhall The pump at Mildenhall, Suffolk, carries a street lamp on top of it and features a securely padlocked spout. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. There are two inscriptions nearby, one of which includes the comment "The Parish Pump is a reminder that piped water was not available until the 1940's", and the other one states:
MILDENHALL
TOWN CENTRE
IMPROVEMENTS
1989
FOREST HEATH
DISTRICT COUNCIL
Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

monks eleigh The cast iron pump on the green at Monk's Eleigh, Suffolk. Thanks to Mike Tovey for the photos.

Markings:
Above the spout:

This well
was made
and pump
erected
1854
for the use
of the
inhabitants
of
Monks Eleigh
out of the
proceeds of
the sale of
some parish
property.
Joseph Makin
Guardian of the Poor		 Below the spout:

Take notice that
boys or other
persons
damaging this
pump will be
prosecuted
as the law
directs.

Ransomes and Sims
Ipswich		  A small plaque on the side:

This Pump Was
Restored By
Willows Garage &
Aquablast
To Commemorate
The Millennium
Manufacturer: Ransomes & Sims, Ipswich

moulton Smart double-spouted pump on the green in Moulton, Suffolk. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

needham market In the aptly named Pump St., Needham Market, Suffolk. Pic supplied by Chris Smith - thanks, Chris.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk

Orford, Suffolk See separate page.

Pakenham, Suffolk See separate page.

rushbrook The pump in Rushbrook, Suffolk, is housed in a fanciful 16th Century structure - which seems to be better looked after than the 19th Century pump. Thanks to Mike Tovey for the photos.

Markings: Indistinct in the photo, but "Appleby", "Ironworks" and Derbyshire" are evident.

Manufacturer: Appleby' & Co.		 rushbrook

saxmundham An impressive pump at Saxmundham, Suffolk, carrying the inscription:
 PRESENTED BY
W. LONG ESQR.
A.D. 1838
W. Long was William Long of Hurts Hall, Saxmundham, who also built the Market Hall and the schoolrooms in the town. For more information on Saxmundham take a look at http://www.saxmundham.org/ and for a specialist site relating to historic lettering on buildings try http://ipswich-lettering.org/ - fascinating stuff.
Markings: On the base: "Garrett & Sons Manufacturers Leiston".

Manufacturer: Garrett's of Leiston.

snape Snape, Suffolk.

Markings: Not discernible.

Manufacturer: Probably Puteus.

somerton Somerton, Suffolk. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. The unusual cast iron trough looks old.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Modern Chinese replica, sold by the Jiangyan Fashion Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., as their model BSL.

Southwold, Suffolk Warrants a page of its own.

st. cross Found this one purely by chance in the "Brigadoon" area of Suffolk, at St. Cross South Elmham. There are so many South Elmhams that I'm not certain I could ever find it again. Handle works; no water, as ever.

Markings: Lion trademark.

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans 

St. James South Elmham, Suffolk This warrants a page of its own.

stanton A restored and working American pump in a garden in Stanton, Suffolk. Photograph supplied by Judith Cawthorne - thanks, Judith.

Markings: Trahern, Geo. D. Roper Corp, Rockford ILL, USA.

Manufacturer: Trahern, Roper Corp.

stuston Smart wooden-boxed pump at Stuston, Suffolk.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

tattingstone white horse Tattingstone White Horse, Suffolk. Photos supplied by Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike.

Markings: "Root" and "Ipswich" on the counterweight.

Manufacturer: William Root of Ipswich.		 tattingstone white horse 

theberton Theberton, Suffolk. Photo supplied by Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike.

Markings: Owens & Co, Engineers, London.

Manufacturer: S. Owens & Co.

walberswick This pump was propped up outside the back door of the Bell Inn at Walberswick, Suffolk.

Markings: Lion trademark on cylinder and another lion plus a "4" on the auxilliary chamber/tap.

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans  		 walberswick

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Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk

wangford Quirkiness at Wangford, Suffolk. There are other pumps reported in the vicinity but they eluded me.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

westleton Westleton, Suffolk, boasts two pumps right next to each other on its village green.

Markings: Both have Flag trademarks on their cylinders. The one on the left also states "Made in England" and, I think I recall, "3½", whilst the one on the right is marked "3IN".

Manufacturer: Lee Howl  		 westleton

wickham market Dual-spouted pump at Wickham Market, Suffolk. Photo supplied by Mike Tovey - thanks, Mike - who was told that it was installed to provide water to damp down the dusty roads. (Wickham Market is on the old London to Yarmouth turnpike.) His informant also said that it was made by Whitmore and Binyon, engineers and millwrights of Wickham Market, 1780-1901. However, both the pump design and the highly corroded maker's plate suggest that it is an Appleby pump.

Markings: Corroded maker's plate.

Manufacturer: Probably Appleby's, installed by Whitmore & Binyon.

Woodbridge, Suffolk
 Warrants a page of its own.

(For a good general intro to the town, see http://woodbridgesuffolk.info/) 

Woolpit, Suffolk  Warrants a page of its own. 

yoxford Yoxford, Suffolk.

Markings: Floral designs on lead tank.

Manufacturer: Unk  		 yoxford

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