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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 :))
17 months ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Gorgeous capture!
17 months ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Lest we forget !!
17 months ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

yes!
17 months 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!
17 months 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
17 months ago

@ngélique ❤️ said:

Belle photo mon ami Peter ************************bon mardi !
17 months ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

Wonderfully poignant Peter
Surprised mains water waited until 1962!
17 months ago ( translate )

Cheryl Kelly (cher12… said:

Great shot and historical information!
17 months ago

Gillian Everett said:

Interesting to see, beautifully composed.
16 months ago