Markings: There's a nearby plaque with some historical details - thanks to Chris Williams for the photo.
Manufacturer: Unk.
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Whitley Pump in Reading is something of a local landmark. It's an impressive
cast iron pump, with 3 spouts feeding 3 inter-connected troughs - surely a
unique arrangement. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photos, left and near
right. The original pump was installed at the top of Whitley Street in early
1860s by Mr John Jackson Blandy when the King's Head Pond was filled in, but
was removed about a hundred years later when the roundabout at the top of
Whitley Street was built. The pump that is there today is a three-quarter
replica, unveiled by Councillor Trish Thomas on 12 May 1999. Thanks to Evelyn
Williams for the historical information, and much more can be found at
https://whitleypump.net/2015/11/01/the-history-of-the-whitley-pump/
and https://whitleypump.net/2016/05/12/whitley-pump-day-today-12-may/ Markings: There's a nearby plaque with some historical details - thanks to Chris Williams for the photo. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Advertised on Ebay as being in Reading. Thanks to Graham Cooper
for pointing this out. Markings: "J & W. BADGER MAKERS WORCESTER". Manufacturer: J & W Badger of Worcester. |
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A pitcher
pump in a garden in Tilehurst, Reading. Thanks to Tom Gamble for the
photo. Markings: A flag and a roundel with the words "MADE IN ENGLAND". Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
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Another,
identical, pitcher pump in Tilehurst, Reading. Thanks to Tom Gamble for the
photo. Markings: A flag and a roundel with the words "MADE IN ENGLAND". Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
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