Artesian well sunk by the parish at their own expense. From the near-by pump the villagers received a supply of water at the rate of 130 gallons per minute. Known as "The Parish Pump" it was in use up to the end of the 19th century.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Parish pump Tooting
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Parish pump Tooting
{On a modern brass plaque attached to the monument:} This monument, erected ...
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Spiers and Pond
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Nicholson's pubs
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Shepherd's Well
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Smithfield Poultry Market
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