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

In a garden in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset. Photo supplied by Paul Snelling - thanks Paul. Markings: Lion. Manufacturer: Joseph Evans.

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photo, and also for the suggestion that the "TM", below, could well be Thomas Mackrell, a principal landowner and Lord of the Manor listed in the 1885 Kelly's Directory entry for Sturminster Marshall. Markings: "TM 1885" on the lead tank. Manufacturer: Unk.

Sturminster Marshall, Dorset. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

And another at Sturminster Marshall, Dorset. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photos. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk, although the embellished spout is distinctive.

At Peveril House, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photo. Markings: Flag. Manufacturer: Lee Howl.

Also at Sturminster Marshall, Dorset. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photos. The delivery pipe has been disassembled into two sections, and it shows that, most unusually, the air vessel seems to have been at the top end of the pipe, not next to the pump. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

Next to a skip at Sturminster Marshall, Dorset - on its way out? Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

Also at Sturminster Marshall, Dorset. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photo. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk.

Also at Sturminster Marshall, Dorset. Although it's a modern garden centre pump, this is the first example we've found. Thanks to Shawn Shaw for the photos. Markings: "16M6" and "500008" on the spout, and "75" on the barrel.. Manufacturer: Unk.

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