Ticknall tap, north end of High Street, west side
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Ticknall tap, north end of High Street, west side
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 1 Nov 2020
One of 21 public water taps installed in the village in 1914. Water pumped up from a well by wind power was stored in a reservoir and fed the 'self-closing fountains' by gravity. Except for houses with their own private wells or springs, this was the only water source for the village until 1962. Sixteen of the water taps survive, but only the one on Chapel Street still works. The one shown here sits within the shelter for an earlier spring-fed well.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.810077
Longitude
-1.482053