Water hydrant, The Batch, Rickford
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Water hydrant, The Batch, Rickford
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 9 Mar 2022
This apparent pump has the wording 'open/shut' on the wheel which implies that it controls a valve and hence water under pressure making it a hydrant. Below the level of the Rickford Rising it could be fed from the millpond or from the early piped water supply to the village. The outlet fitting suggests it was used for attaching a hose rather than a village water supply.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.330375
Longitude
-2.738414