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Rochester - Horse powered pump of Charles Dickens
Rochester - Horse powered pump of Charles Dickens - by Paul V. A. Johnson ©
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Rochester - Horse powered pump of Charles Dickens

This horse powered pump was installed by Charles Dickens at Gad's Hill Place, Higham in 1857. It was moved to Rochester in 1973.
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Photographer: © Paul V. A. Johnson (Gallery)Premier Member! Click for more info..(10th October 2018)

Comment by Edward Lever(12th October 2018)

These Horse-Wheel Pumps were quite common in Victorian times. There is a similar one at Greys Court in Oxfordshire.

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Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 14 mm, Aperture: f 6.3, ISO: 640, Exposure time: 1/160 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: October 9, 2018, 3:31 pm
ImageID:1208845, Image size: 7014 x 4999 pixels

This image is available to purchase and is part of our Rochester Stock Photos Collection.