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| HER Number | MWB5966 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Pump on Bath Road, Calcot Row |
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Summary
Grade II listed water pump, probably of late 18th century date, used for keeping down dust on the road
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1215142: PUMP AT SU 6673 7192 - ERROR (wrong parish in description details)
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 05052.25.010
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 67 SE 162
SU 66732 71923
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
This pump is marked 'P' on the First Edition Ordnance Survey mapping <1>, and was recorded by the Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group <2>. It was listed in 1984 <3>. It was 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>; other surviving examples (eg in Thatcham) have been locally listed.
LISTED GRADE II. LATE 18TH CENTURY PUMP, PLAIN SHAFT, DOUBLE HANDLE. BIAG RECORD, MOULDED SHAFT AND HEAD. 10 INS PROJECTING SPOUT. PIERCED BUCKET LUG AND LEVER ARM IN SITU. ARM CONNECTS TO PUMP RODS. DIAGRAM AND DESCRIPTION ON BIAG FORM. RECORDED BY H MAJOR 25/2/1967 <5>
Also formerly recorded as MWB5491 at SU 66605 71905:
CAST IRON PUMP. MOULDED SHAFT + HEAD. 5FT 3INS ABOVE GROUND. DIAMETERS: SHAFT 6INS, HEAD 9INS SPOUT 3INS. SPOUT 10INS PROJECTION, PIERCED BUCKET LUG IN SITU. LEVER ARM IN SITU, 3FT ACROSS, 3FT LONG; CONNECTS TO PUMP RODS. RECORDED H MAJOR 2/67 BIAG IND NUMBER 32. DIAGRAM BIAG RECORD CARD
The pump was recorded by H (?) Major, in 1967 <5>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <02> | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group. 1966-1991. Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Gazetteer of Industrial Sites & Monuments. 2023 WBC Network. OG207. [Unpublished document / SWB12762] |
| <03> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <04> | Phillips, D. 1983. The Great Road to Bath. p61-4. [Monograph / SWB147800] |
| <05> | 1963-80?. National Record of Industrial Monuments. Record No. BK115. [Unpublished document / SWB148175] |
| <06> | 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) |
| <07> | Williams, R K. 2006-present. Village Pumps. http://www.villagepumps.org.uk/. calcotWBerks. [Website / SWB149394]
http://www.villagepumps.org.uk/pumpsWBerks.htm (Accessed 17/05/2018) |
Related Monuments
| MWB5909 | A4 BATH ROAD - General Record (Monument) |
| MWB18081 | Pump on Bath Road, Benham Hill (Monument) |
| MWB18083 | Pump on Bath Road, east of Bluecoat School (Monument) |
| MWB18084 | Pump on Bath Road, south of Siegecross Farm (Monument) |
| MWB18082 | Pump on Bath Road, west of Thatcham, near Pound Lane (Monument) |
| MWB20988 | Pump on old London to Bath Road, The Green, Theale (Monument) |
| MWB21958 | Site of Pump on Bath Road, Calcot (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB176 | Berkshire Industrial Archaeology Group Survey |
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