Pump, Watton at Stone, Herts UK
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bill&ben
N 51° 51.478 W 000° 06.788
30U E 698791 N 5749181
Village Pump House on the High St, Watton at Stone.
Waymark Code: WM923E
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/16/2010
Views: 1
The village pump and housing were erected in 1894. The pump was donated by Abel Smith in memory of his son Lieutenant General P Smith of the Grenadier Guards.
The pump house is of timber construction with a shingled and leaded roof. The roof, of swept pagoda style design, is supported on four wooden columns stylised as ionic columns. Atop it all is a small turret with 2 round headed timber arches to each side and a ball finial.
The pump is atop a stone base and has a stone trough attached. The cast iron pump is richly decorated with acanthus leaves. The pump is in the form of a large bulbous vase.
Seating Type: No Seating
Location: High St
Materials Used: Wood
Other Material Used: Not listed
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