Aylesbury (click on photograph to bring up bigger/better version).

aylesbury One of the two town pumps in Aylesbury, Bucks. Thanks to Russell Butcher for the photo. A commemorative plaque reads:
THIS
WATER PUMP
WAS
INSTALLED C1840
T0 PROVIDE
DRINKING WATER
FOR THE PEOPLE
OF AYLESBURY

THIS PLAQUE WAS ERECTED JOINTLY
BY THE AYLESBURY SOCIETY
AND
BUCKS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
IN ENVIRONMENT WEEK
MAY 1990
Markings: None reported.

Manufacturer: Unk.

aylesbury, 2026 A substantial pump near Walton Pond. Thanks to Leo Williams for the two images on the far right, proving that there are no markings on the other side of the pump, and also that the cap looks rather more modern than the body of the pump. The information board below reads: aylesbury, 2026



 aylesbury, 2026 aylesbury, 2026
WALTON PUMP

THIS PUMP PROVIDED WATER FOR
THE PEOPLE OF WALTON PARISH AND IS ONE OF TWO
REMAINING IN AYLESBURY. IT ORIGINALLY STOOD IN
WALTON GREEN AND WAS RESTORED AND
RELOCATED IN 1997 AND AGAIN IN
2024 BY THE AYLESBURY SOCIETY.
FUNDED BY AYLESBURY TOWN COUNCIL, AN ANONYMOUS DONOR
AND AYLESBURY COMMUNITY BOARD.
Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

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