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| HER Number | MWB5958 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Pump on Bath Road by Jack's Booth public house |
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| Grid Reference | SU 623 696 |
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| Map Sheet | SU66NW |
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| Parish | Englefield, West Berkshire |
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| Sulhamstead, West Berkshire |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Summary
Former water pump, probably of late 18th century date, used for keeping down dust on the road
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05052.22.010
Monument Type(s):
- PUMP (PUMP:WATER, 18th century - 1701 AD to 1800 AD)
Full Description
This pump is marked 'P' on the Second Edition Ordnance Survey mapping <1>, but not on the First <2>, on the south side of the Bath Road opposite Jack's Booth public house by the turning to Tyle Mill. It was apparently recorded by the Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group at SU 62300 69600 <3>, which is south of the marked location; possibly it may have been moved when the side road was widened. It was probably one of a chain of water pumps put along the Bath Road at the end of the 18th century for watering the roads to keep the dust down <4>.
CAST IRON WATER PUMP RECORDED BY BIAG. SPOUT HAS BUCKET LUG. CAP, SHAFT, HEAD AND SPOUT CONNECTION, FLUTED. SPOUT HAS A 2IN DIAMETER. RECORDED BY H MAJOR 25/2/67. STILL EXISTED IN 1987. PHOTOGRAPH ON BIAG RECORD.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1899-1900. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 2, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14455] |
| <02> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <03> | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 1966-1991. Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Gazetteer of Industrial Sites & Monuments. 2023 WBC Network. OG204. [Unpublished document / SWB12762] |
| <04> | Phillips, D. 1983. The Great Road to Bath. p61-4. [Monograph / SWB147800] |
| <05> | Harper, C G. 1899. The Bath Road - History, Fashion & Frivolity on an Old Highway. [Monograph / SWB148582]
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37921/37921-h/37921-h.htm (Accessed 03/01/2014) |
Related Monuments
| MWB5909 | A4 BATH ROAD - General Record (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB176 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Survey |
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