The old village pump at Crossgar, Co.Down.  This rotary pump was installed around 1870, over the site of an existing well.  The wall behind the cast iron pump rises into an arch, from which villagers could suspend a bucket to draw water from the former well. When the pump was installed, the arch was bricked up. 

Crossgar sits on an excellent supply of fresh water, and prior to the village pumps being placed in the town, many homes had private wells in their gardens. 

Photographed with the Nikon FM3a camera, on Ilford HP5, ISO400 film. Developed in Fotospeed FD10