Historische Handpumpe Widdig - Bornheim, NRW, Germany
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argus1972
N 50° 47.495 E 007° 01.668
32U E 360997 N 5628502
Historical pitcher pump in Widdig from 2. Half of 19. Cent.
Waymark Code: WMW9WW
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 07/30/2017
Views: 10
Hand pumps are manually operated pumps; they use human power and mechanical advantage to move fluids or air from one place to another. This pump construction form was partially used till the 1950s to the water supply, until modern infrastructure was created.
In Bornheim-Widdig a public pump has been preserved. It exists of cast iron and dispose of a single force rod. Its shaft is formed as an Ionic column without capital and stands on a rectangular foundation. A sign informs extensively about the pump.
This pump in front of the house "Römerstraße 86" was restored and is an architectural historical monument listed as No. 205 in "Liste der Baudenkmäler in Widdig".
Is it Working: no
Nearest Address:
Römerstraße 86
Bornheim-Widdig, NRW Germany
How to find.:
In front of a dwelling house in the front garden
Visiting Restrictions:
none
Good place to park: Not Listed
Does this pump have a presence on the internet?: Not listed
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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.