Markings: "WARNERS" and "LONDON" on the spout, and a "2" on the barrel.
Manufacturer: J. Warner, London.
Wimborne Minster (click on photograph to bring up bigger/better version).
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One of five pumps at the Priest's House Museum, Wimborne Minster,
Dorset. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photo. Markings: "WARNERS" and "LONDON" on the spout, and a "2" on the barrel. Manufacturer: J. Warner, London. |
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This one's outdoors at the Priest's House Museum, Wimborne
Minster, Dorset. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photo. Markings: Decorative ivy leaves and two (tudor?) roses on the lead tank. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Also outdoors at the Priest's House Museum, Wimborne Minster,
Dorset. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photos. It's unusual to see a crest or
coat of arms on these quite basic "rat's tail" pumps, and sadly this one has
been defaced. Markings: "WEE" - could be "EWE" ; a crest featuring a lion on a coronet; and a date "1803" Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Another simple but high quality pump at the Priest's House Museum, Wimborne Minster, Dorset. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photos. The operating rod and plunger seem to be intact. |  |
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| The initials "EK" are said to be those of Elizabeth King, whose family were silk merchants and who owned the house at this time. There's a tableau at the museum depicting her talking to her plumber, John Mitchell. | |||||
| Markings: A cherub's face between the initials "E K"; "[J?]
MITCHELL PLUMBER" and a date, "1766". Manufacturer: John Mitchell of Wimborne Minster. |
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| No image - follow link opposite. | The final pump at the Priest's House Museum, Wimborne Minster,
Dorset, is almost unique in this country, being the (scant) remains of a wooden
Roman force pump. Photographs are not allowed to be taken, but one exists
online at
http://www.dorsetmuseums.co.uk/priests-house-museum-and-garden.
It was found during the excavation of the well at the Tarrant Hinton Roman
Villa, which was occupied between the 2nd and 4th
Centuries. Inscriptionum: Nullus. Fecit: Non Sciatur. |
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In the stable yard at Kingston Lacy, nr Wimborne Minster, Dorset,
thought to be erected about 1880. Thanks to Mike Faherty for the photos left
and near right, and to Paul Snelling for the one on the far
right. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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In the laundry at Kingston Lacy, nr Wimborne Minster, Dorset, this
lift and force pump could supply water via the stopcock or to an upper floor,
via a delivery pipe. Markings: None seen. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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At Deans Court, Wimborne Minster, Dorset. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for
the photos. Markings: "WARNERS" and "LONDON" on the spout. Manufacturer: J. Warner of London. |
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A reminder
of another that was at Deans Court, Wimborne Minster, Dorset. Thanks to Shawn
Shaw for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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