Village Pump, Little Hadham, Herts.
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bill&ben
N 51° 52.580 E 000° 05.087
31U E 299338 N 5751301
Village Pump near the ford in Little Hadham, built by public subscription in 1880.
Waymark Code: WM7W00
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/10/2009
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The pump is approximately 2 metres high and is made of cast iron decorated white. Raised lettering cast on N side of chamber reads "ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION APRIL 1880".
The pump consists of a wide cylindrical barrel with 2 raised rings and large spurred spout at the upper ring. There is a moulded corbelled expansion to the chamber with a straight moulded spout. The moulded top flange carries a tall foliate cap with pineapple finial. A dog-leg wrought iron handle pivots on the South face of the chamber and tapers to large pear-shaped counterweight knob.
Type of Historic Marker: Pump
Age/Event Date: 01/01/1880
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