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The earliest dated pump, on the Green on Lewes Rd. It's octagonal
in shape, made of cast iron, and with a cast iron trough. An inscription
mounted behind it reads: |
THIS WELL
WAS SUNK AND PUMP ERECTED BY
W. P.
BOXALL ESQ
OF DELVES HOUSE AND PRESENTED
BY HIM FOR THE USE OF
THE
INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH
1852
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TAKE
NOTICE
PERSONS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OBTAIN
WATER AT THIS
PUMP FOR CATTLE |
Markings: None other.
Manufacturer: Unk. |
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A magnificent flywheel and crank pump, also on the Green on Lewes
Rd, housed under a substantial shelter supported by wooden columns and with a
tiled roof. Apparently it's still working, although chained up. A plaque at the
back of the cast iron trough reads: |
WELL & PUMP
Constructed & Presented
to the
PARISH of RINGMER
for the use of the
INHABITANTS & WAYFARERS
by
R. & S.
H. RICKMAN
1883.
Charles A.
Wells
Engineer
Lewes |
| A painted wooden sign under the roof warns: |
TAKE NOTICE
This Well & Pump are placed
under the care of the Police Officer.
By Order of the
Trustees. |
| (The sisters Rachel and Sarah Horne Rickman were daughters of
John Rickman, of Wellingham House, Ringmer. They were Quakers, and in addition
to providing the pump itself, they also established a charity to provide funds
for its maintenance. The local Council became trustees in 1903. Read more at:
http://www.hitchin.plus.com/Quakers/Chapter9.htm) |
Markings: None other.
Manufacturer: Charles A.
Wells. |
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An odd pump in Broyle Lane, with no visible outlet, either in the
form of a spout or a delivery pipe. I've now established that in the 1920s it
was operated regularly by a local council roadman to flush the sewers. The pump
filled an underground cistern, from which the roadman then pulled the plug, so
releasing a head of water to flush the system. Thanks to John Kay for this
fascinating background information. |
OLD
SLUICE PUMP
RESTORED BY
RINGMER
PARISH
COUNCIL
1999 |
Markings: None.
Manufacturer: Unk. |
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And this is what's left of what I've been assured was a pump on
Gote Lane, although the style seems a bit formal for what surely must have been
a very rural location. Photo by Paul Snelling - thanks, Paul - who has
subsequently suggested that it's a cut off sewer pipe vent. |
Markings: None.
Manufacturer: Unk. |