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

blackness There are two pumps in Blackness, Falkirk; this impressive one is in the village. Photo supplied by John Gow - thanks, John.
Markings: "The gift of Alexander McLeod, Esq., [more words, obscured by paint], to the inhabitants of Blackness, his native village, 1875".

Manufacturer: With the exception of the cap, the pump top looks like an S.Owens No. 14 Ornamental Pump. However, the cap is very similar to that of a Glenfield & Kennedy water pillar just a few yards away, and the less than perfect fit suggests that it's a later replacement.

blackness The other, in the grounds of Blackness Castle, is deteriorating. Compare John Bolton's 2012 photo on the left (thanks, John) with an earlier one, right.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.		 Click here to
see pic I've
taken from www.geograph.
org.uk's site.

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