This low-lying water table would explain the need for the gearing and the hefty counterweight.
Manufacturer: Joseph Evans; supplied by Callas, Sons & Day of Reading.
Burghfield Hill, West Berks (click on photograph to bring up bigger/better version).
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A single
throw geared flywheel & crank pump at Burghfield Hill, West Berks. Thanks
to Mike Woolford for the 2016 photos, and to Sue Ellis for the 2022 photo on
the far right, confirming the manufacturer. An entry in "The Water Supply of
Berkshire from Underground Sources" (1902) by J. H. Blake confirms that the
borehole for this pump was "bored and communicated in 1896 by Mr. Alfred
Callas. Water level 154 ft from the surface". This low-lying water table would explain the need for the gearing and the hefty counterweight. |
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| Markings: "CALLAS READING" on the frame, and a Lion trademark
at ground level. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans; supplied by Callas, Sons & Day of Reading. |
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Also at
Burghfield Hill, W. Berks. Thanks to Sue Ellis for the
photo. Markings: Lion, and "RD NO. 46671" . Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
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And this one on Burghfield Common, known as The Wells. Thanks to Sue Ellis for the photos. Sadly, the pump itself is missing, and only the stump of its barrel remains. But the oak beams of the pump shelter are inscribed: |  |
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| TO THE MEMORY OF QUEEN VICTORIA 1837-1901 IN THE YEAR OF THE CORONATION OF HER SON EDWARD VII 1902 |
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| O YE WELLS BLESS THE LORD |
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| Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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