Record Details
| NHER Number: | 34058 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Post medieval water pump |
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Summary
This water pump was cast in 1835 by Watts of Norwich and erected by Howlett and Bacon for the Norwich and Thetford turnpike trust. It was moved from its original location in 1974.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1946 0563 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG10NE |
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| Parish: | CRINGLEFORD, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Water pump.
1835 by Watts of Norwich, cast iron. 2.3m high with 1.6m handle, 10cm (4in) bore, clasped hands and knob finial. Erected by Howlett and Bacon as one of six for the Norwich and Thetford turnpike trust; moved 600m to east in 1974, formerly over 21.6m (72ft) bore. Used for watering the turnpike to lay the dust - the cost is given.
Information from (S1).
Watering of turnpike theory is rejected by (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 16 November 1998.
Monument Types
- WATER PUMP (19th Century to 21st Century - 1835 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1050568. |
| <S2> | Photograph: Mosby, J. E. G. and Agar, P. E. 1949. Wymondham, Old and New: A survey of its town and parish with rambles further afield. |
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