Old water pump to the west of no 132 Main Street
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Old water pump to the west of no 132 Main Street
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 7 Sep 2021
Erected in the early 19th century, and very similar to the Image a little way to the west of here. This one too was Grade II listed https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101276106-old-pump-to-west-of-number-132-north-sunderland#.YV8IKNrMLIU & https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1276106 in 1969. The circular stone on the ground to the left of the pillar has the look and feel of a plague stone, and if that's the case it would have been used at times of plague/pandemic as a place for residents to leave money in a small quantity of vinegar, to pay for provisions from outside the town.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.577646
Longitude
-1.662627