Well house and pump
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Location
| Street: | Lewes Road |
| Town: | Ringmer |
| Parish: | Ringmer |
| Council: | Lewes District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN8 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | On The Green, faces south onto the northern side of Lewes Road |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 94 |
| Grid reference: | D9 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
| Name : | Charles A. Wells |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | R. & S.H. Rickman |
| Construction period: | 1883 |
| Installation date: | 1883 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Ringmer Parish Council |
| Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
| Building listing: | II |
| Description: | Small building of lychgate type built of, wood on brick piers with a hipped tiled roof, and containing an iron wheel and pump. |
| Signatures: | Raised letters in the cast iron around the upper part of the wheel stand:
C.A.WELLS LEWES |
| Inscription: | WELL & PUMP CONSTRUCTED & PRESENTED TO THE PARISH OF RINGMER FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS & WAYFARERS BY R. & S.H. RICKMAN. 1883 CHARLES.A.WELLS ENGINEER LEWES Painted white letters on wooden sign inside the roof of the well house: TAKE NOTICE This Well & Pump are placed under the care of the Police Officer. By Order of the Trustees. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Functional, Roadside / Wayside, Free Standing, Composite |
| Object type1: | Fountain |
| Object subtype1: | Pump |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Pump and wheel |
| Material: | Cast iron, painted green |
| Height (cm): | 175 |
| Width (cm): | 85 |
| Depth (cm): | 145 |
| Part 2: | Trough with inscribed back plate |
| Material: | Cast iron, painted green & white |
| Height (cm): | 62 |
| Width (cm): | 48 |
| Depth (cm): | 65 |
| Part 3: | Housing |
| Material: | Wood and slate |
| Height (cm): | 360 |
| Width (cm): | 370 |
| Depth (cm): | 270 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| More details: | Paintwork slightly weather-worn |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 06/08/2008 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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