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

A simple lead pump in a private house in Prestbury, Glos - and it works, with a bit of coaxing. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

Prestbury, Glos. A lift and force pump in the author's possession, originally installed on a wooden post outside a house in Bradford St., Braintree, Essex, where it delivered water from a well. Spout/poss air vessel/delivery pipe lost. Markings: "Warners Patent London", on handle. Manufacturer: Warners.

Prestbury, Glos. A tiny pump in the author's possession, the photos on the right being taken before it was restored and mounted on the wooden barrel. Markings: Lion, "RD NO. 46465" on the spout, and "0" on the barrel. Manufacturer: It's a Joseph Evans Colonial, Size 0 - the smallest they made - equating to a 2" barrel.

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