Sandwich (click on photographs to bring up bigger/better versions).

sandwich At the junction of Delf St/King St/Market St in Sandwich, Kent. My thanks to Margaret & Roy Simmons at Sandwich Guildhall Archives, who very kindly responded to my query as to the corroded maker's nameplate. They added that Sandwich was supplied with piped water from the Drainless Drove Waterworks in 1894 which made all the existing pumps redundant. An 1895 account in the East Kent Mercury reports the Fire Brigade getting water from a "newly installed hydrant near St Clement's Church" to fight a mill fire. A very unusual wooden pump survives in the Guildhall Archives - must take a look at it next time I'm in the area.

Markings: It carries a highly corroded maker's plate which I'm assured says "Mackney and Admonds, Sandwich". I might be wrong, but the painted "1859" doesn't seem to correspond to any numbering underneath.

Manufacturer: Mackney & Admonds of Delf St., Sandwich.
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sandwich In the forecourt of what used to be the Three Kings pub in Sandwich, Kent. My thanks to Margaret & Roy Simmons for the photograph.

Markings: None visible.

Manufacturer: Unk.

sandwich At one end of the bridge over the river at Sandwich, Kent. Its outlet is threaded and is fitted with a screw cap.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

sandwich By St. Batholomew's Chapel in Sandwich, Kent.

Markings: None.

Manufacturer: Unk.

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