Langley

Pump/Well No. LANG01

Location: Village Pump in front outbuilding on Langley Upper Green, , , CB11 4RY NGR: Easting, Northing: 544653m, 2351121m Photographer: S Thomas Date Photographed: 2009 Private or Communal: Communal village pump Scheduled Monument: No Individually Listed Structure: No Grade of Listing: - Date Listed: - LBS Number: - Listing Text: - Well Series Record: - Well or borehole description: Well Water-raising mechanism: C19 force hand pump Significant features: Description: C19 cast iron plank force pump in typical position village Body: wooden plank force pump with rod Spout: Missing Handle: Located on the side, with loop handle Markers mark: unknown Working Order/Infilled/capped: Not in working order Leaden Roding

According to Dr Thresh’s report of 1901, p118, there were 46 houses, with nine wells (in or through boulder clay)

(No Wells and Pumps confirmed to date, the Author would be interested in visited any found in this Parish) Lindsell

According to Dr Thresh’s report of 1901, p118, there were 60 houses, with 12 private wells

Pump/Well No. LIND01

Location: Public House Pump on verge, at, Bustard House, Bustard Green, Lindsell, Uttlesford, Essex, CM6 3QP NGR: Easting, Northing: 564822m, 228492m Photographer: S Thomas Date Photographed: 2009 Private or Communal: Communal Public house pump (now private house) Scheduled Monument: No Individually Listed Structure: No Grade of Listing: - Date Listed: - LBS Number: - Listing Text: - Well Series Record: Well sunk in 1873 by Ingold of Bishops Stortford, 40ft deep through boulder clay down to loamy gravel Well or borehole description: Well Water-raising mechanism: C19 lift pump Significant features: Description: C19 cast iron lift pump in typical position in front of Public House Lower Body: banded Upper Body: moulded Spout: Located on lower body banded with plain bucket hook Cap: Missing Handle: Located on the side, with knop weight Markers mark: G Ingold, Bishops Stortford 1873 Working Order/Infilled/capped: Not in working order Lindsell: The following pumps are recorded in Whitaker, W & Thresh, J (1916) Memoirs of the Geological Society and Wales. The Water Supply of Essex from underground sources, Great Britain, Jas Truscott & Son These Wells and pumps are still to be confirmed to the Author, they come from records made in 1916, so it might be that they no longer exist. Many though are on private property and the Author would welcome confirmation of their existence and to record them.

LIND04: Whitegates, Linsell, CM6 3EU Well sunk in 1933, by Jennings, noted as having handpump but top sealed by 1933. LIND05: Daviron, Lindsell CM6 5QJ Well sunk in 134 y Jennings, noted with handpump but disused in 1965.

LIND06: Site of the Roses, Lindsell Noted as sunk in 1934 by Jennings, noted as having handpump but disused in 1965 records

According to the report of the medical officer for 1912, W Armstead, there were four public pumps, two in the village, supplied from a deep well on Strethall road, the others at and Catmere End, from filtered pond water. There are 13 shallow private wells.

(No Wells and Pumps confirmed to date, the Author would be interested in visited any found in this Parish)

Littlebury: The following pumps are recorded in Whitaker, W & Thresh, J (1916) Memoirs of the Geological Society England and Wales. The Water Supply of Essex from underground sources, Great Britain, Jas Truscott & Son These Wells and pumps are still to be confirmed to the Author, they come from records made in 1916, so it might be that they no longer exist. Many though are on private property and the Author would welcome confirmation of their existence and to record them.

LITBUR01: High House, Littlebury Green CB11 4TD Well sunk in 1886 by G Ingold, disused but visible in 1965 records

LITBUR02: Public Well near Queen’s Head, Littlebury Well date unknown – visible but disused in 1965 records

LITBUR03: Howe Hall, Littlebury Green, Littlebury. CB11 4XB Old well exact date of well shaft unknown

LITBUR04: Avenue Cottage (now Keepers Lodge), Chestnut Avenue, Audley End, Littlebury CB11 4JH Old Well, exact date unknown, but likely to be similar date to the cottage.

LITBUR05: Opposite the smithy (The Old Forge?), rd, Littlebury Green, Littlebury CB11 4TL Well of unknown date.

LITBUR06: Dr Gover’s well sunk in1886 by Ingold, shaft 39ft deep, the rest bored to 56ft

LITBUR07: Village pump: In the centre of the village on the triangle to Walden road, Littlebury Sunk in1887 by Ingold, 218ft deep through clay then sand. Noted as abandoned in (1916)

LITBUR08: Rural District Council, Strethall road 125 yards from the high street Borehole sunk by G Ingold, 124ft deep through made ground then chalk, water level 10ft down