Rolvenden (click on photographs to bring up bigger/better
versions).
[Photos supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks,
Paul.]
The village pump at
Rolvenden, Kent, with an unusually large lead spout. The pump carries various
inscriptions:
ROLVENDEN VILLAGE PUMP
THE VILLAGE PUMP. ONE TIME THE ONLY
SOURCE OF WATER FOR THE STREET AND NOW PART OF ITS
HERITAGE. RESTORED 1965 BY WING
COMMANDER A.H.BUTTON, WHOSE
PARENTS LIVED IN PUMP HOUSE
THIS PUMP
WAS RESTORED AGAIN IN 2005 BY MICHAEL HOOK THE
WORK FUNDED BY ROLVENDEN PARISH COUNCIL
Markings: None other
discernible.
Manufacturer:
Unk.
We're reliably informed that there's a pump under
here...