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Remembrance

The water standpipes were installed in Ticknall South Derbyshire in 1914 at the instruction of Sir Vauncey Harper-Crewe ( Calke Abbey ) to bring clean water to the village a wind pump was used to lift the water from a well where it was piped to a covered reservoir 21 where installed around the village the 16 that remain are Grade 2 listed, one still has water in it there is a dog bowl on the stand. The system was made redundant in 1962 when mains water arrived in the village
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10 comments

Günter Klaus said:

Danke auch für diese Info zu deiner schönen Aufnahme lieber Peter :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))
6 weeks ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Gorgeous capture!
6 weeks ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Lest we forget !!
6 weeks ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

yes!
6 weeks ago ( translate )

Keith Burton said:

A delightful image Peter..........made very poignant by posting it today. I like the detail and textures in the stonework and the ornate standpipe, but it's the poppies that stand out and steal the show!
6 weeks ago

Peter Castell replied to Keith Burton:

I'm pleased you liked it Keith for some reason that one had more poppies than the others I saw, the other option was the postbox topper that was a Lancaster and poppies
5 weeks ago

@ngélique ❤️ said:

Belle photo mon ami Peter ************************bon mardi !
5 weeks ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

Wonderfully poignant Peter
Surprised mains water waited until 1962!
3 weeks ago ( translate )

Cheryl Kelly (cher12… said:

Great shot and historical information!
3 weeks ago

Gillian Everett said:

Interesting to see, beautifully composed.
2 weeks ago