Village Pump - Church Road - St Tudy, Cornwall - Hand Operated Water Pumps on Waymarking.com

Village pump outside the old forge on Church Road, St Tudy. The old pump and the binding were stone once used by the blacksmith to fit an iron rim to wooden wheels.

There is a good reminiscence in 'The Binding Stone', a compilation of memories of St Tudy made for the millennium - page 22 (visit link)

A nearby plaque tells us:
The binding stone, which resembles a mill stone, was used by the blacksmith to fit an iron tyre or 'bond’ to wooden wheels.

The hub of the wheel was centred on the binding stone and the bond which had been heated in the forge was dropped onto the wheel. It was then cooled with water from the pump causing it to shrink to a tight fit. Thus binding the wooden wheel together.

This blacksmith's shop and forge has been an important central feature of village life for centuries. Only recently an ox shoe was found in the rafters indicating great age.

In the period of horse drawn carts the blacksmith not only kept the horses well shod but repaired cart wheels, and made a variety of farm implements.

Is it Working: no Nearest Address: The old forge Church Road St Tudy, Cornwall England PL30 3NN Good place to park: N 50° 33.285 W 004° 43.867 How to find.: Across road from war memorial Visiting Restrictions: None Does this pump have a presence on the internet?: [Web Link]

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