Water pump by the road in Aubourn
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Water pump by the road in Aubourn
Image: © Chris Taken: 10 Jan 2014
Manufactured by Glenfield and Kennedy Ltd., Kilmarnock. No water, and it seems a long way from home! A local history website say that there are 3 of these cast-iron water pumps in Aubourn and one in Haddington. They provided the water supply for the villages until they were disconnected. They are identical in design. See: http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/AubournandHaddington/section.asp?docId=99638 However the manufacturer's website refers to these objects as fire hydrants: http://www.glenfield.co.uk/history.html For another see Image] and Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.153683
Longitude
-0.618365