Cornhill Pump, London
The water pump on Cornhill features helpful signs telling the passer-by much about its history.
It was placed here in 1799 on the site of a much earlier well that had been built here in 1282. The well had eventually been covered over and lost, but an unexpected depression in the street led to its re-discovery in 1799, when the present structure was created to stand over it.
Cornhill Pump, London
The water pump on Cornhill features helpful signs telling the passer-by much about its history.
It was placed here in 1799 on the site of a much earlier well that had been built here in 1282. The well had eventually been covered over and lost, but an unexpected depression in the street led to its re-discovery in 1799, when the present structure was created to stand over it.