Markings: Indistinct words within a rectangle.
Manufacturer: Unk.
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| Aldbourne, Wilts | Warrants a page of its own. |
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Atworth, Wilts. Markings: None visible in this photo. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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In a
nicely-kept shelter at Church Rd., Biddestone, Wilts. Apparently it's similar
to others in the area, all of which were erected by William Henry Poynder of
Hartham Park. The pump itself is rusting, and the maker's name is
indecipherable. Markings: Indistinct words within a rectangle. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Castle Combe, Wilts, is two distinct villages - Upper and Lower. The pump on the left is at the picturesque Butter Cross, Lower Castle Combe: a common model, in poor condition, with a padlock and chain but no handle, and a split right down the front of the downpipe. The one on the right is far more interesting, just off the main road at Upper Castle Combe, but this is also a ruin. |  |
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RDNO
47761. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
Markings: Indistinct words within a shield. A nearby notice
carries the dates 1901 and 2000. Manufacturer: Llewellins & James, Bristol |
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A small pitcher pump
perched in mid-air at Downton, Wilts. Photograph supplied by Mike Faherty -
thanks, Mike. Markings: None reported. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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An unusual "pump" at Grittleton, Wilts, sitting on an octagonal cast iron plinth. Removal of a small inspection plate on one side revealed that all internal mechanisms have been lost, and that it stands above a small stone-lined well, the surface of the water being about 3 ft below ground level. An inscription on a slightly damaged shield on the front of the pump reads: |
| PATENT THE SAFETY WATER ELEVATOR CO LD DUNSTABLE |
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| Markings: "Patent" on top cover; "B1" on plinth; "B11" and
"B12" on spindle brackets. Manufacturer: The Safety Water Elevator Company Ltd of Dunstable. |
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There used to be a spa at Holt, Wilts, and these grand stone
columns with a modest pump is all that's left - and they've probably been moved
from their original location. Elsewhere on the Internet it's reported that the
curative waters were developed commercially by Lady Lisle, Rev. John
Lawes [but see below] and "Henry
Eyre, Sworn Purveyor to Her Majesty for all Mineral Waters" from 1715 to
1750, and that the Spa declined in 1815. Markings: Above the pump there's an inscription: "Sacred to the memory of Lady Lisle and the Revd. James Lewis, the persons who patronised this spring and rendered it famous in the year 1720". Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Pump in Luckington, Wilts, outside the Pump House and next to the village lock-up. |
| Markings: Flag. Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
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On the A360, nr Potterne Wick, Wilts. There's a plaque nearby (not
decipherable in this photo), which records a date of 1898. Markings: Lion. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
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At Shrewton, Wilts. Markings: . Manufacturer: . |
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At Stoke Shooting Lodge, Stoke Farthing, Wilts.
Markings: Lion. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
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A pump in
private
hands undergoing restoration at Tisbury, Wilts. Photograph supplied by Bob
Kellock - thanks, Bob. Markings: "Coalbrookdale & Co." and "3". Manufacturer: Coalbrookdale. |
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