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Aldgate Pump, London, UK, 1927 (lemmy.world)
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Another pic of the pump, date unknown

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldgate_Pump

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[-] jam12705@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Tasty

Served by one of London's many underground streams, the water was praised for being "bright, sparkling, and cool, and of an agreeable taste". These qualities were later found to be derived from decaying organic matter from adjoining graveyards, and the leaching of calcium from the bones of the dead in many new cemeteries in north London through which the stream ran from Hampstead.

[-] espentan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I'm surprised it was still judged to have "agreeable taste". I suppose the bar was significantly lower, back when.

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

I went down this rabbit hole a while ago. It's so horrific lol

[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

On its relocation in 1876, the New River Company changed the supplies to mains water.

It doesn’t pump at all nowadays

[-] espentan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Now that's what I call a spout. It feels like someone put their heart and pride in making that.

Also, interesting tidbit:

The metal wolf head on the pump's spout is supposed to signify the last wolf shot in the City of London.

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