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

(My thanks to Ann and Richard for arranging/permitting access to private property.)

	A very smart pump mounted on a plank. The barrel is fitted with a device at the bottom which is almost certainly a bleed nipple for draining water out of the pump to prevent damage from freezing in the winter. And there's an adjustable bolt just above the handle, which I assume is intended to limit its travel. Markings: "Charles Winn & Co" and "Birmm" on cap. Manufacturer: Charles Winn & Co, Birmingham.
	A working pump above a nice stone-lined well. Has mounting lugs which suggests it might originally have been on a plank. Markings: Flag, "2½" and almost obscured roundel which would have proclaimed "All British Made" or "Made in England". Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

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