Sarratt (click on photograph to bring up bigger/better version).

An oddity at Sarratt, Herts. The English Heritage website states that it is mid- to late-19th Century and "Cast-iron on stone well head slab. Painted green. Large circular drum on end, about 2m in diameter, supported on 4 feet. This casing has moulded tracery of interlocking circles and half circles on each side. Large paired wheels inside with protruding axle, rest of machinery has disappeared. (Ref: W. Branch Johnson Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire, 1970.) Thanks to Bob Taylor for the photos and a closer estimate of the size of the drum as approximately 1.6m in diameter, and standing 1.7m high on 4 claw feet. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

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