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In the basement of
Ickworth House, Horringer, Suffolk. Thanks to Bob Taylor for the photos. This
is quite a complex arrangement, and I may have got it wrong,
but:
(i) The lift
and force pump will simply feed water to the tap mounted on the branch above
the hold-up valve. (ii) It once would have lifted
water to an upper storage cistern, but the extension pipe above the tap has
been sealed off. (iii) There's also a pulley wheel
visible, with what might be a small co-axial pump connected to it, and a belt
which leads off to the left, out of the photo. Is the belt perhaps driven by an
electric motor, to lift water to the upper storage cistern/s, so saving a load
of effort for the poor soul whose job it was to fill the cistern/s each
day? (iv) But what's the role of the white pipe,
which becomes narrow bore just above the skirting board, and carries a drain
valve?
Markings:
None visible.
Manufacturer:
Unk. |
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