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

(All photos supplied by John Hurst - thanks, John.)
 

	An impressive pump, carrying a lamp and multiple signposts at Hexton, Herts. A plaque is attached:
	ERECTED APRIL 1846 BY CAROLINE YOUNG DE LAUTOUR FOR THE USE OF HEXTON VILLAGERS.
	Caroline Young de Lautour (d. 1869) lived in nearby Hexton Manor, which the de Lautour family had enlarged and modernised in c.1820.
	Markings: On the base: FREEMAN ROE ENGINEERS 70, STRAND LONDON . Manufacturer: Freeman Roe of London.

A wreck in Hexton, Herts. Markings: Lion. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans.

This one has one of the worst cracks we've ever seen on a pump, at Hexton, Herts.. Markings: Flag and probably "3IN". Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

A broken handle and - very unusually - a smashed spout at Hexton, Herts.. Markings: Flag and "3IN". Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

Somehow this one at Hexton, Herts, has managed to remain intact. Markings: Flag and "3IN". Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

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