The Town Water Pump, Town Steps, Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Posted by: 
greysman
N 52° 09.154 E 001° 36.051
31U E 404276 N 5778930
The Town Water Pump originally erected in 1840 and restored in 2007.
Waymark Code: WMP49M
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/28/2015
Views: 3
The Grade II listed Water Pump erected alongside the Town Steps carries a maker's plaque saying:- 'Garrett & Son Manufacturers Leiston Saxmundham 18 Suffolk 40'. It is now painted green and has a flat, square finial. The pump handle is crook shaped.
It was erected to supply water to the adjacent houses, a row of fisherman's cottages to the south side of the Steps and some larger and more grand houses to the north side. The Steps themselves were built in the mid 1800s to allow the citizens of Aldeburgh who had 'new' houses along The Terrace to gain access to the 'lower' regions of the town, ie. the High Street.
There is an inscribed slate plaque fixed to the pump step recording 'The Town Pump / Erected in 1840 / for the use of / the inhabitants of / Aldeburgh. / Restored by / the Aldeburgh Society 2007'.
Is it Working: no
Nearest Address:
The Town Steps
Aldeburgh, Suffolk UK
IP15 5AT
Good place to park: N 52° 09.151 E 001° 36.036
How to find.:
From the parking co-ordinates given, The Terrace, Aldeburgh, head north about 20m. The Steps are on your right. Go down the steps and the pump is on your right behind the wall.
Visiting Restrictions:
No restrictions, the pump is in the open.
Does this pump have a presence on the internet?: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
A quality photograph of the old hand operated pump showing another feature with or without someone or GPSr in view. Describe your route to the pump, perhaps.