Village Pump Restoration - Knipton, Leicestershire - Made for the Millennium on Waymarking.com

Restored as part of the village Millennium project, this old village pump, originally made in 1880, is at the junction of Main Street and Belvoir Road, Knipton.

The plaque on the pump reads -
THE RESTORATION OF
THIS VILLAGE PUMP
WAS COMMISSIONED BY
THE BELVOIR PARISH
COUNCIL TO CELEBRATE
THE MILLENIUM

"GV II Water pump. Mid C19. Ironstone. Square section lever housing with chamfered corners stands on rectangular plinth. Plinth also supports rounded water bowl. Cornice of plain section to top of lever housing terminates in ball finial. Gabled timber shelter is on square section posts. Roof of wooden shingles."

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Can you tell us who created the item: Not Known Condition of the item: Good Related web site: Not listed So what did YOU do for the millennium?: Not listed

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