Greyabbey (click on photographs to bring up bigger/better versions).

	Greyabbey, Co. Down. Thanks to Marcus Simms for the photo on the left. Thanks also to William Edgar for providing the extra information and historical photos, one from the late 1920s/early 1930s, and the other from 1960. These show that the early pump was wheel-operated; this was later replaced by a Belfast pattern cowtail model. Some years later mains water was brought in and the pump removed. Local volunteers commenced the refurbishment of the pump wall in April 2015 and installed a replacement pump. It was opened officially by the local Mayor on 30 Sep 2015. A nearby information board provides much detail, of which the following is an extract:
	This is the site of an original water pump which supplied the inhabitants of the village with clean fresh water before the installation of mains piped water in the 1950's. Originally, there were five pumps in Greyabbey but all but one has been lost in the intervening years.
	The Restoration After piped water became available, the pump was removed and the surrounding wall was left to fall into disrepair. However, in 2015 the community in Greyabbey and the Strangford Lough and Lecale Partnership realised the historic value of the pump and restored it to its former glory.
	Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

All is not what it seems at the Rosemount Steam Fair, held Greyabbey, Co. Down. Thanks to Marcus Simms for the photos Markings: Flag, "MADE IN ENGLAND" and "3IN". Manufacturer: A Lee Howl - which in fact is NOT being driven by a Lister engine (take a closer look...).

In a remote pumphouse on the Rosemount Estate at Greyabbey, Co. Down. Thanks to Marcus Simms for the photos Markings: "RUNWELL", "No3" and "BRITISH MAKE". Manufacturer: Ashwell and Nesbit, of Leicester.

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