Village Pump And Wellhouse (On Green 90 Metres To North Of Church)

The Village Pump and Wellhouse, located on the green 90 meters north of the church in Ardeley, was built around 1917 by F C Eden for John Howard Carter of The Bury. It features a cast iron pump with a large flywheel and a red brick wellhouse that has plastered panels and a hexagonal old red tile cap topped with a gilded vane and bellcast eaves. The pump is supported by two iron openwork trestles and includes a single-throw crank with iron gear. The wooden handle operates a four-foot diameter flywheel with six straight oval-section spokes. The axle is mounted on the left-hand side, with a heavy pump counterweight pivot positioned lower down. A parallel motion connects to the opposite side of the trestle.

The wellhouse is hexagonal and has an open lower stage on brick piers, with oak beams in between, supporting a short upper stage that features corbelled eaves. The pairs of piers are linked by brick benches with oak seats on three sides, and the flooring is made of pebbles and red tiles. Inside, there are relieving arches over the beams and a central roof post supported by three intersecting cross-beams. This structure is a centerpiece of the picturesque Blaise Hamlet type scheme at The Green.