Thornes Pump
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Thornes Pump by Mike Kirby as part of the Geograph project.
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Thornes Pump
Image: © Mike Kirby Taken: 18 Sep 2008
Thornes pump, erected in 1827, originally had a lion’s head from which the water flowed. The base, all that remains of it today, was re-sited close to the railway bridge in 1967. It is a grade II listed building. See Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.669241
Longitude
-1.504426