Surrey

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brockham A smart wooden shelter with a tiled roof (but missing cross?) protects the pump on the green at Brockham, Surrey. Photos supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. Deepdene and Henry Thomas Hope have an interesting history. brockham
THIS FOUNTAIN
IS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF
HENRY THOMAS HOPE ESQRE
(OF THE DEEPDENE)
BY HIS NEIGHBOURS & TENANTS RESIDENT
IN THE DISTRICT OF BROCKHAM
TO COMMEMORATE HIS NUMEROUS ACTS OF
BENEVOLENCE AND HIS READINESS ON
ALL OCCASIONS BOTH TO PROMOTE AND
SUPPORT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT
RESTORED BY THE
BROCKHAM GREEN VILLAGE SOCIETY
WITH THE AID OF CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS
JUNE 1951
Markings: "Warners" and "London", on the spout.

Manufacturer: J. Warners of London.

chobham This one, opposite the Four Horseshoes on Burrowhill Green, Chobham, Surrey, comes complete with chained handle and a sturdy cast iron trough.

Markings: On the trough are the words: Herring &... Chertse... the end of each word being obliterated by a hole made for the overflow pipe exit.

Manufacturer: Herring Foundry, Chertsey.

dorking Smartly painted pump at Pump Corner, Dorking, Surrey. On top is a fingerpost indicating Horsham and Guildford, although Guildford is painted out because it's now a one way street. Photo by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul.

Markings: None reported.

Manufacturer: Unk.

downside

Next to the tiny St. Michael's Chapel, on the edge of Downside Common, Downside, Surrey, is this fine cast-iron clad specimen, with a strapped down handle. My thanks to the 4 old codgers in the Cricketers for pointing me towards it, otherwise I'd never have found it.

One side panel is inscribed:
downside THIS PUMP
WAS ERECTED & THE
WATER BROUGHT
FROM A DISTANCE
FOR THE SUPPLY
& COMFORT OF THE
COTTAGERS ON
DOWNSIDE
COMMON COBHAM
BY
HARVEY COMBE ESQR

1858
Harvey Combe was the local squire, owner of the Cobham Park Estate.
Markings: None other.

Manufacturer: Unk.

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Outside The Pepperpot, on the corner of Church St and High St, Godalming, Surrey.

Markings: There's a fragment of a name plate on the Pump Top, but it's not decipherable in this pic.

Manufacturer: Unk.

guildford guildford A chain pump, minus chain, in a garden in Guildford, Surrey, but originally from Long Ashton, nr Bristol. Thanks to Martin de Little for these pics, which show very clearly how the chain was driven.

Markings: A roundel with "H. Bamford & Sons", "Uttoxeter", and "Improved Chain Pump". Also carries a shield with the letters "H", "B" and "&S" and a model number, RD NO 17856.

Manufacturer: Bamford's.

holmbury Neat thatched pump at Holmbury St. Mary, Surrey. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul.

Markings: None reported.

Manufacturer: Unk.

leigh, surrey This elegant pump in Leigh, Surrey, is essentially identical to one I found deep in Parkhurst Forest, on the Isle of Wight. Photos supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. It carries inscriptions as follows: leigh, surrey leigh, surrey
BEST KEPT VILLAGE
LEIGH
1978
CAIRN ENERGY
BEST KEPT VILLAGE
LEIGH

-MEDIUM-
1996
Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

ockley A very solid cast iron pump under a tiled roof at Ockley, Surrey. The pump was renovated in 2004, according to a panel affixed to the pump, and a plaque placed there in 2006 by the Ockley Society records details of the original benefactor. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul.
RENOVATED YEAR 2004
BY JAMES DAVIES
JD
FOREST GREEN FORGE
Markings: None reported.

Manufacturer: Unk.

walliswood On the green at Walliswood, Surrey. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul.

Markings: None reported.

Manufacturer: Unk.

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