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A smart wooden shelter with a tiled roof surmounted by a 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. |  |
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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 |
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| RESTORED BY THE BROCKHAM GREEN VILLAGE SOCIETY WITH THE AID OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS JUNE 1951 |
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"London", on the spout. Manufacturer: J. Warners of London. |
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A fancy piece of casting at
Chertsey, Surrey, complete with a round cast iron bowl. I've no idea of the
role of the mysterious fitting to the right of the pump: it appears at first
glance to be a secondary pump, but has no sign of ever having had a handle.
Could it be an air vessel to regulate the water flow? But the apparent outlet
at the top negates that theory. Furthermore it's not integral with the main
pump, but appears to be fixed to the bowl - is it a later addition which
carried a tap when mains mater came along? Anyway, these days it's there simply
to strap down the handle. I've read that nearby is a marker which records the
location of the original medieval spring, and the pump used to be on that spot.
It was given to the town by John Ivatt Briscoe, who was MP for East Surrey,
1832-35, and who owned Foxhills in Ottershaw, and Radnor House, Twickenham.
Photos by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. Markings: The bowl carries an inscription related to the presentation of the pump, but it's obscured by foliage at this time of year. Manufacturer: Unk, but Chertsey had its own foundry - Herring Foundry. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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: |
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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 |
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| Harvey Combe was the local squire, owner of the Cobham Park Estate. | ||
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other. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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An impressive pump in the Clock Court, Hampton Court Palace, East
Molesey, Surrey. Essentially identical pumps exist in Ickenham, Greater London;
Esher, Surrey; Cranfield, Beds; Stalbridge, Dorset; Brasted, Kent; and
Ipplepen, Devon. Markings: None. Manufacturer: It's a "No. 15 Enriched Gothic Pump Case" made by S. Owens & Co., of London. |
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Another noble pump, in Esher, Surrey, with a bit of history attached. It carries two inscriptions, one original and the other transcribed below. Essentially identical pumps exist in Hampton Court Palace (East Molesey, Surrey); Ickenham, Greater London; Cranfield, Beds; Stalbridge, Dorset; Brasted, Kent; and Ipplepen, Devon. Photos by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. |  |
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| THIS PUMP WAS REMOVED IN 1877 FROM
ITS ORIGINAL SITE BY THE PRESENT FOUNTAIN TO SANDOWN PARK ON THE WATER BECOMING IMPURE. THE DIRECTORS OF SANDOWN PARK LIMITED KINDLY PRESENTED THE PUMP TO THE COUNCIL AND IT WAS ERECTED HERE ON 16th. NOVEMBER. 1961 |
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| Markings: None
further. Manufacturer: It's a "No. 15 Enriched Gothic Pump Case" made by S. Owens & Co., of London. |
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A reconstruction of a Victorian Pump House, in Farnham,
Surrey. Markings: None visible. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Outside The Pepperpot, on the corner of Church
St and High St, Godalming, Surrey. Apparently it was moved here from its
original position on the other side of the building in the 1870s. Photo
supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. Markings: There's a fragment of a name plate on the Pump Head, which reads "CLINTO ENG". (But an entry in English Heritage's Images of England web site records it as "Clinton and Owens, Engineers"). Manufacturer: Clinton & Owens, London. |
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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. |
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Neat thatched pump at Holmbury St.
Mary, Surrey. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks,
Paul. Markings: None reported. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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This elegant pump in Leigh, Surrey, is essentially identical to one in Rusper, Wes tSussex, and another I found deep in Parkhurst Forest, on the Isle of Wight. Photos supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. It carries inscriptions as follows: |  |
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| BEST KEPT
VILLAGE LEIGH 1978 |
CAIRN ENERGY BEST KEPT VILLAGE LEIGH -MEDIUM- 1996 |
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Mid Holmwood, nr Dorking, Surrey. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling
- thanks, Paul. Markings: "P". Manufacturer: Trademark used by Puteus of Gemany. |
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| Shere, Surrey | See separate page. | |||
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Off the
High St in Stanwell, Surrey, there's this Grade II Listed building featuring a
pump. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul. Markings: "Warners", on spout. Manufacturer: Warners. |
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On the
green at Walliswood, Surrey. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks,
Paul. Markings: None reported. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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