Aston Square Pump - Oswestry, Shropshire, UK
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Dragontree
N 52° 50.895 W 003° 00.243
30U E 499727 N 5855389
This excellent pump lies hidden along the country roads in the hamlet of Aston Square.
Waymark Code: WMBXEX
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/01/2011
Views: 3
There is a plaque with the pump which reads:
'ASTON SQUARE PUMP
This very old pump with its hand-forged mechanism
enclosed in wood pre-dates cast iron pumps. The
barrel and case being of a hollowed-out trunk of
wood situated over a shallow well. It was for many
decades the water supply for this hamlet but the
pump is now rigid because of the risk of pollution
of the well water.
Under lease, the pump was renovated in 1986 by Oswestry
Rural Parish Council and again in 1999 with grant aid.
Please treat this historical artifact with care.
Oswestry Rural Parish Council, Oswestry Borough Council
Leader 11 Project & Shropshire County Council.'
The pump is enclosed in a small area on the corner of this junction.
Is it Working: no
Nearest Address:
Aston Square, Shropshire United Kingdom
SY11 4LR
How to find.:
Very easy to find along the country road.
Visiting Restrictions:
None.
Does this pump have a presence on the internet?: [Web Link]
Good place to park: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
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