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

At Charlecote Park (NT), Warks.Twin wooden-boxed lead pumps in the stable yard. Although looking very similar, they are of slightly different design, and both are stuffed with straw to reduce the likeihood of their freezing up in winter. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

A lead pump in the Brewhouse at Charlecote Park (NT), Warks. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

Another lead pump in the Brewhouse at Charlecote Park (NT), Warks, with an exceptionally long handle. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photos. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

Here's an interesting contraption, also in the Brewhouse at Charlecote Park (NT), Warks. The tall wooden-boxed lead pump also has a very long handle, and was designed to deliver water to either of two selectable points. If the tap at the bottom was open, water would be directed to the bucket, but if it was shut then water would be supplied via a higher lead spout (now cut off) and into a wooden chute. This led the water at ceiling level across the room, through the wall, and into an enormous copper boiler in the next room where the beer was brewed. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

And this one is in the kitchen at Charlecote Park (NT), Warks. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

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