Suffolk

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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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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 On the green at Beyton, Suffolk.

Markings: Not discernible in this pic, but it looks like a Climax pump.

Manufacturer: Prob 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: Climax?

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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.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk  

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taken from www.geograph.
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  

  There are two pumps in Framlingham, Suffolk, and I somehow missed the main town pump - must return, as it has a double spout. On the right is an interesting pump set prominently in the centre of the neat Hitcham almshouses in New Rd. Unfortunately, it's also a handy place to keep their dustbins, so the otherwise rather elegant effect is spoilt! Carries a coat of arms, so far unidentified, and the inscription: framlingham
WE 1835 T
Markings: None other.

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. It's my guess that the 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

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

Markings: "Restored 1983".

Manufacturer: Unk

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

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

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taken from www.geograph.
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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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 On the green at Middleton, Suffolk.

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk.

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taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.		 The cast iron pump on the green at Monk's Eleigh, Suffolk was presented to the village in 1854 by William Makin of Hall Farm.

Markings: Plenty, but not discernible on this photo.

Manufacturer: Ransomes & Sims, Ipswich  

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

Markings: Unk.

Manufacturer: Unk  

orford Nicely-kept pump on the green outside the Post Office in the aptly-named Pump St., Orford, Suffolk. Note that the spout is connected to the working barrel below ground level and emerges separately.

Markings: Lion trademark.

Manufacturer: Joseph Evans  

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.

walberswick This pump is 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

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

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. 

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