Ridgewell, Essex (click on photograph to bring up bigger/better version).

	An elegant cast iron-clad pump in Ridgewell, Essex. Thanks to John Hurst for the photos. On the back it's inscribed slightly haphazardly:
	THIS WELL WAS SUNK AND PUMP ERRECTED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRI- BUTIONS
	Markings: Ransomes, Ipswich, on the front. Manufacturer: Ransomes of Ipswich.

Ridgewell, Essex. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: Unk. Manufacturer: Unk.

A wreck in a field near Ridgewell, Essex. Thanks to John Hurst for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

This unusual contraption at Ridgewell, Essex, was originally over a deep well at the rear of some cottages in Stambourne, Essex. The device is known as a "pump jack", which was used to convert a pump to belt drive. It was originally sold complete with a side wheel and small stand - missing on this example - which would allow a quick switch between belt drive and handle operation. Thanks to Bob Taylor for the photos - the one on the right shows how the rack could be very simply clamped on to the pump. There's another example of a pump jack at Lowsonford, Warks. Markings: None visible on the pump, and an indecipherable number on the main cog. Manufacturer: The style is a close match for a Climax pump jack, made by Thomas & Son of Worcester.

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