Description

Westmill village TL 3627 WESTMILL HIGH STREET (north side)

8/7 Village Pump and Canopy

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GV II

Pump and canopy. About 1900, restored 1975. Cylindrical and domed oak to pump mechanism with fluted and spurred cast bronze spout enclosure and acorn finial. Oak hexagonal canopy on 6 posts with shingled roof in 2 stages with carved finial. Arts and Crafts Style carved decoration to tapering cylindrical casing with double chamfered base, vertical fluted and moulded sections, moulded capital and domed top carved with overlapping pointed leaves. Inscribed around capital 'TRAVERSE THE DESERT AND THEN YOU CAN TELL WHAT TREASURE EXISTS IN THE COOL DEEP WELL'. Pentagonal oak posts with curved braces to wall plate and brackets supporting boarded soffit. Centre piece of picturesque village green.

Listing NGR: TL3683427077

External Links

• Wikidata Q26396258

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas