Standpipe in Turvey
Introduction
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Standpipe in Turvey
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 7 Mar 2009
I originally described this as a fire hydrant, but another contributor has sensibly suggested that it would be better described as a standpipe, intended for providing drinking water rather than firefighting. This example is by Glenfield & Kennedy of Kilmarnock, a very respected name in waterworks fittings (their original works was demolished in 1982: see http://www.geographyhigh.connectfree.co.uk/prinayrskilmarnockglen.html , but the name Glenfield lives on as part of the AVK Group). For a collection of photos and huge amounts of detail of similar fittings (in the UK and Spain) see http://thegreenlionproject.blogspot.com/
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Image Location
Latitude
52.162333
Longitude
-0.619885