Comments on: English Village Pumps

By: Gizella

Gizella — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 17:29:17 +0000

Hi Josephine, I’m pleased you liked the post. Unfortunately, I don’t have the list of the pumps, but I used this website to pick some: http://www.villagepumps.org.uk/ Hope this helps.

By: Josephine Jeffery

Josephine Jeffery — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 07:55:30 +0000

I loved this post! I’m currently on my own pilgrimage to find all Holy Wells and springs around my area and now that has expanded to include pumps. I can tell you why they are near churches, they were holy sites once- pagan or pre Christian and once the missionaries came the Church wanted to convert water worship to Christianity that’s why they included’Holy Water’ in their sermons. Do you have a list of all the pumps you’ve visited? I’d love to see them. My Instagram is water_pilgrim

By: Josephine Jeffery

Josephine Jeffery — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 07:50:20 +0000

In reply to Simon ewbank. I couldn’t find your chart Sutton Instagram is it still up?

By: Bruce Williams

Bruce Williams — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:20:34 +0000

Hi Simon,
I have a photo (c.1920) of the old water pump on the green near my cottage in Yardley Gobion, Northants and I wondered if you might be able to provide some information on it’s maker and/or age. There’s no facility to attach images to this comment however I’d be happy to email it to you if you’re interested.
Best regards,
Bruce

By: Gizella

Gizella — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:50:03 +0000

In reply to Simon ewbank.

Hi Simon,

Thank you for your message. I did have a look at your IG account and the story of your pump and well. Actually, I’m scared to death of deep wells. 🙂 Sorry that the bacteria test was positive. Let’s hope it will clear after a few months. Good luck.

Regards, Gizella

By: Simon ewbank

Simon ewbank — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 18:20:09 +0000

We have just un covered a well in our garden. It has got a pump on it but doesn’t work, we have just pulled the complete pump out and the 30ft of the cast iron shaft.
The well is made of stone and our house was a farm, so I assume the farmer used the water to drink. The shaft is about 36ft top to bottom, with about 7ft of water in it atm. I have just tested the water and it is drinkable. If you want to check out pictures and videos im on Instagram chart_sutton_well.

By: Gizella

Gizella — Sun, 02 May 2021 07:33:36 +0000

In reply to Mark Graham. Thank you, Mark. I looked it up and it's looking interesting indeed. Thank you for bringing it to my attention.

By: Mark Graham

Mark Graham — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:26:59 +0000

A very interesting and enjoyable article. You might be interested to take a look at the unusual vaulted brick pump house at Litlington in Cambridgeshire which is not as yet on the villagepumps.org.uk website.

By: Peter Wonnacott

Peter Wonnacott — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:38:22 +0000

In reply to Chris Aylmer.

Hi Chris.
I do believe from your description that what you are describing is not a water ‘Pump’ but more of a common mains powered water ‘Faucet’, in and around the small market town where I was born a mains water system was introduced soon after the end of WW1 and for some outlying lone cottages such things were placed just off the road close to these residences which replaced the use of wells until gradually the mains supply was extended into individual houses as is the norm today, much of which took place after WW2, (Can forward a couple of pics which i have if you are interested & care to contact me.).
Kind Regards, Pete.

By: Gizella

Gizella — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 06:37:18 +0000

In reply to ruth roberts. Hi Ruth, thank you for getting in touch. Yes, I know about that website and I believe it is the best collection about village pumps that exists. Therefore, I am sure it contains all the village pumps I mentioned or took a photo of. Maybe its author can provide more information about your/Chris's query.