Markings: None.
Manufacturer: Unk.
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| Aldbourne, Wilts | See separate page. |
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Ashton Keynes, Wilts.
Thanks to John Boughey for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
| Atworth, Wilts | See separate page. |
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In a
nicely-kept shelter at Church Rd., Biddestone, Wilts. Apparently it's similar
to three others in the area, all of which were erected by William Henry Poynder
of Hartham Park. Since I visited, the badly rusting pump has had a cap and
handle fitted and been given a smart coat of black paint. A happy side effect
of this has been to make the previously indecipherable maker's name just
visible. Thanks to Dave Hunt for the updated photos on the right
(2015). Markings: A very faint "COALBROOKDALE" within a rectangle. Manufacturer: Coalbrookdale & Co. |
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Bremhill,
Wilts. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photos. Markings: Flag. Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
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Broughton Gifford,
Wilts. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: Indecipherable number on the spout. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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On the old London to
Bath Turnpike at Calne, Wilts. Thanks to Paul Minney for the photos. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Castle Combe, Wilts, is two distinct villages - Upper and Lower. The pump on the left is at the picturesque Butter Cross, Lower Castle Combe: a common model, in poor condition, with a padlock and chain but no handle, and a split right down the front of the downpipe. The one on the right is far more interesting, just off the main road at Upper Castle Combe, but this is also a ruin. |  |
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RDNO
47761. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
Markings: Indistinct words within a shield. A nearby notice
carries the dates 1901 and 2000. Manufacturer: Llewellins & James, Bristol |
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Charlton All Saints,
Wilts. Thanks to Mike Faherty for the photo. Markings: "3IN" and a roundel with the almost obscured "ALL BRITISH MADE". Manufacturer: Unk, but the markings point to it being a Lee Howl. |
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Chilton Foliat, Wilts.
Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: '5H & 3"' on the barrel. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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This distinctive pump
at Colerne, Wilts, has an unusual cap & finial. Thanks to John Hurst for
the photos. Markings: A highly corroded shield. Manufacturer: Llewellins & James of Bristol. |
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A lift and force pump
at the Crofton Pumping Station on the Kennet & Avon Canal, Crofton, Wilts.
Photograph supplied by John Hurst - thanks, John. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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In a market at
Devizes, Wilts. Thanks to Mike Tovey for the photo. Markings: None seen. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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A small pitcher pump
perched in mid-air at Downton, Wilts. Photograph supplied by Mike Faherty -
thanks, Mike. Markings: None reported. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Easterton, Wilts.
Historic England
lists
this as the Community Washplace - "a washing area on a stream, with renewed
redbrick paving and a square brick wellhouse with a concrete top, carrying a
C19 cast iron hand pump". At the foot of the well house they describe a gated
area to a dipping well. Although it has a bucket hook, the pump is set strangely high, and we think that it might have been used to fill water carts. Thanks to John Hurst for the photos. Markings: Lion Manufacturer: Joseph Evans |
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Near Easton Royal,
Wilts. Note the small drain tap at the base of the pump, probably designed as
an anti-frost measure. Note also the horrible crack in the pump, which suggests
that it wasn't used effectively! Thanks to John Hurst for the
photos. Markings: "WHATLEY & CO PEWSEY". Manufacturer: Whatley & Co. |
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Edington, Wilts.
Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
| Figheldean, Wilts |
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Great Bedwyn, Wilts. Thanks to Gerry Cork for the photo. By 2014
the pump had disappeared and the land it was on was up for sale for
redevelopment. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Great Hinton, Wilts.
Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: Flag and "3[½?]". Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
| Grittleton, Wilts |
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A good solid single throw flywheel and crank pump at Ham, Wilts,
but no sign of its delivery pipe/spout. Thanks to John Hurst for the
photos. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Hilperton, Wilts, with strapped down handle and oversize stopcock. Photograph supplied by John Hurst - thanks, John. A small notice above the pump states: |
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There used to be a spa at Holt, Wilts, and these grand stone columns with a modest pump is all that's left - and they've probably been moved from their original location. Elsewhere on the internet it's reported that the curative waters were developed commercially by Lady Lisle, Rev. John Lawes [but see below] and "Henry Eyre, Sworn Purveyor to Her Majesty for all Mineral Waters" from 1715 to 1750, and that the Spa declined in 1815. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photos. Above the pump there's an inscription: |  And click here to see pic I've taken from www.geograph. org.uk's site. |
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SACRED to the Memory of Lady Lisle & the Revd James Lewis The persons who patronized this Spring and rendered it Famous In the year, 1720. |
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Horningsham, Wilts. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo (the cat
intruding on the left would not be moved). Markings: "S. OWENS & CO ENGINEERS LONDON". Manufacturer: S. Owens of London. |
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A single throw flywheel & crank pump at Kilmington, Wilts, fitted with both a stopcock and a delivery pipe. Thanks to Paul Snelling for the photos. Nearby is a plaque with the wording: |  |
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At the Red Lion, Lacock, Wilts, complete with a large air
vessel. Markings: "C. WINN & CO BIRMM". Manufacturer: Charles Winn & Co of Brimingham. |
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| Luckington, Wilts | See separate page. |
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This cracked pump at Lydiard Millicent, Wilts, was rescued by the
Parish Council and moved from its original location at the Washpool, some
¾ mile away. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photo. Markings: A somewhat obscured Flag and "PARAGON". Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
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| Marlborough, Wilts | See separate page. |
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Mere, Wilts. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photo.
Markings: Lion. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
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Norton, Wilts. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photos.
Markings: Just a "6" on the barrel. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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On the A360, nr Potterne Wick, Wilts. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photos. There's a plaque on the nearby door which reads: |  |
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| In medieval times Potterne was part of the manor of Blount's Court, and the name was resurrected in 1809 when the Stancomb family built a house in the vicinity. It is now converted into flats. | ||||
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A small pitcher pump at Purton, Wilts. Photograph supplied by
Michael Woolford - thanks, Mike. Markings: Unk. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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| Salisbury, Wilts | See separate page. |
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Sandy Lane, Wilts. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photos.
Markings: An almost obliterated Lion. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
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A distinctive model at Shaw, Wilts. Thanks to John Hurst for the
photo. Markings: Almost decipherable in the photo. Manufacturer: It's a Model PB40 made by Pompes Briau of France. |
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At Shrewton, Wilts. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photo.
Markings: Flag and roundel. Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
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Staverton, Wilts. Thanks to Neil Owen for the photo.
Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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A very small pump near the churchyard at Steeple Ashton, Wilts -
and it works. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photo. Markings: Flag and "ALL BRITISH MADE". Manufacturer: Lee Howl. |
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At Stoke Shooting Lodge, Stoke Farthing, Wilts.
Markings: Lion. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans. |
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Near Sutton Benger (Draycot Cerne), Wilts. Thanks to Keith Pound
for the photo. Markings: "THEMAC" and "No. 5". Manufacturer: The Metal Agencies Company of Bristol. |
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A pump in
private
hands undergoing restoration at Tisbury, Wilts. Photograph supplied by Bob
Kellock - thanks, Bob. Markings: "Coalbrookdale & Co." and "3". Manufacturer: Coalbrookdale. |
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This structure at Upper Studley, Trowbridge, Wilts, dates from 1862 and was presented by the Rev. W. J. Hardman of St. John's, Studley. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the photo. Above the pump is a shield carrying the inscription: |  |
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West Lavington, Wilts. Thanks to Paul Snelling for the
photo. Markings: None visible. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Willesley, Wilts. Thanks to Mike Woolford for the
photo. Markings: Unk. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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Woodborough, Wilts. Thanks to Paul Snelling for the
photo. Markings: None visible. Manufacturer: Unk. |
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| Yatton Keynell, Wilts | See separate page. |