ONE OF FOUR MAIN SOURCES
OF CLEAN WATER
FOR DOMESTIC USE
IN CARMUNNOCK
FROM THE 18TH CENTURY
Manufacturer: Almost certainly it's by MacFarlane of Glasgow.
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The "Doo Well" at Carmunnock, Glasgow. Thanks to Robert Cochrane of the Carmunnock Heritage Society for the photos. The notice behind it reads: | |
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| THE DOO WELL ONE OF FOUR MAIN SOURCES OF CLEAN WATER FOR DOMESTIC USE IN CARMUNNOCK FROM THE 18TH CENTURY |
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| Markings: None visible Manufacturer: Almost certainly it's by MacFarlane of Glasgow. |
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At Greenbank Garden (NTS), Clarkston, E.
Renfrewshire. Markings: Not visible in the photo. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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"Shear's Well" - also known as St. Shear's Well, or Shier's Well -
in Levengrove Park, Dumbarton, W. Dunbartonshire. It was renovated a few years
ago. Read more history
of this pump and an earlier well on the site. Markings: None discernible. Manufacturer: Unk, but a nearby plaque states that the original pump "was provided by George Smith & Son of the Sun Foundry in Glasgow". |
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A very impressive pump on the green in the beautifully-kept model village of Dunmore, Falkirk, built to house the workers on the 5th Earl of Dunmore's estate. Cast iron panels contain the following inscriptions: | |||
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SCHOOL AND VILLAGE OF DUNMORE TOGETHER WITH THIS WELL BUILT BY CATHERINE HERBERT COUNTESS OF DUNMORE WERE COMPLETED A.D. 1879. |
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"HERE
QUENCH YOUR THIRST, AND MARK IN ME AN EMBLEM OF TRUE CHARITY; WHO, WHILE MY BOUNTY I BESTOW, AM NEITHER HEARD NOR SEEN TO FLOW, REPAID BY FRESH SUPPLIES FROM HEAVEN FOR EVERY CUP OF WATER GIVEN" |
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| Markings: On base - Wm. Baily & Sons, 71 Gracechurch
Street, London. Manufacturer: William Baily & Sons, London. |
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St. Bernard's Well, Edinburgh. The curative waters had been taken
here from the 1760s, and in 1789 Lord Gardenstone
commissioned the artist Alexander Nasmyth to design the circular temple
building that is still there today. The well and grounds were restored in
1885-87 (the pump probably dates from this time), but the well was closed in
1940 and these days it's only opened on certain dates. Thanks to Bill and Helen
Welsh for the photos. Markings: BIBENDO VALEBIS ("By drinking you will be well") carved in the stone, but no decipherable marks on the pump itself. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Fairlie, North Ayrshire. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Almost certainly Walter MacFarlane of Glasgow. |
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A
newly-installed modern hand pump at the Falkirk Wheel, nr Falkirk. Thanks to
David Tole for the photo on the left and to Paul Snelling for the
close-up. Markings: "RICHTER SPIELGERAETE GMBH", "75", and "MADE IN GERMANY". Manufacturer: Richter Spielgeräte GmbH of Frasdorf, Germany. |
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At the
Weavers' Cottages, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire. Markings: None discernible. Manufacturer: Not the same model, but this pump has great similarities to 2 or 3 pumps in Northern Ireland which carry the name Magee & Co, Belfast. |
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A chain
pump at Kilmahog, Stirling. Thanks to John Bolton for the
photos. Markings: "W. DICKIE & SONS LTD EAST KILBRIDE GLASGOW". Manufacturer: William Dickie & Sons. |
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Near Kippen, Stirling. Thanks to Mike Simms for the
photo. Markings: Lion. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
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In a pub at Kirkliston, W. Lothian. Thanks to Adrian Bache for the
photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Tyninghame, East Lothian, complete with metal cup on a chain.
Thanks to Mike Woolford for the 2015 photos. The geograph image dates from 2023
and shows some repair work. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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