Town Pump Obelisk - Weymouth - Dorset
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Norfolk12
N 50° 36.390 W 002° 27.198
30U E 538685 N 5606210
In Cove Close, Weymouth,the Old Town Pump, now resited.
Waymark Code: WM8GX9
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/01/2010
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This was orginally erected on the North Quay in 1775
and moved to its present position in 1990.
On stone plaque on north side of obelisk:
THE TOWN PUMP
THIS OBELISK WAS ERECTED A.D.1784
0N THE SITE OF THE CUPOLA,OR ANCIENT MARKET-HOUSE.
On cast oval plaque with gold-painted rim, white painted lettering on black background: Weymouth's Old Town Pump Erected 1775 at West Plains(North Quay)moved here 1990.
Type of Historic Marker: Town Pump
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Weymouth Historical Society
Age/Event Date: 01/01/1775
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