Drinking fountains and water pumps

Water pumps were such a necessity in the old days. I wonder whether more could be spotted in the old photographs, the design on the pump linked here looks a familiar design on other 'pillars' that I have seen of old pictures around the town (minus the spout). Water Pump, Pool Meadow This is what I thought was the same shape top... Little Park Street/St. John Street

Great old black and whites Foxcote. I was drawn to the house in the background in Little Park St., it looked old then so I can only imagine what it looked like inside. There must have been water pumps all round Coventry in that era, first I have seen shown though without a trough.

I want to create a list of the disused drinking fountains around Coventry, with a view to getting them restored and turned on again. Do you know of any? Even better have you got any pictures of their current/former state? They have restored the one in Earlsdon by the Memorial Park, and we want to get them to restore/install new ones across the city. Thanks for any help. We are starting the campaign today and we welcome any help offered! We are on twitter @hydrationstati3 and email via the contact button Edited by Midland Red, 29th Jan 2018 7:38 pm (Email address removed for security - contact button available for forum members use)

The only drinking fountain I know of was the one that stood outside St John's. Very fancy affair. While I love tap water, I wouldn't want to drink from a drinking fountain unless it could be protected from people accidentally or deliberately contaminating it. A foot trigger rather than a handle would be better too. But offering more hydration gets my thumbs up. Edited by member, 29th Jan 2018 7:03 pm

I think there may have been an old one in Stoke Green, somewhere near the paddling pool and a more modern one inside the Memorial Park, one you had to put your mouth over and get a face full!

You perhaps know of the water trough erected by the Coventry Chain Company on Hearsall Common as a memorial to the 47 employees who died in Great War. The actual trough has been lost but the impressive 'tower' has been re-erected in Spon End. See the Coventry Society website.

Speaking of troughs - there was a Victorian horse trough on the London Road, at the bottom of the common not far from the end of Daventry Road in the direction of the city centre. I know it was still there in the 1950s/60s.

Cattle trough, Stoke Green - 15 Jul 2013

Rob 'saved' this pair from the Council Library collection -

Top one looks like Priory Street, with the Art School in the background No sign of any bus shelters in Pool Meadow though

There used to be a horse drinking trough in Queen's Road, not far from Percy Blamire's garage. It may have been removed when the tram lines were taken up.

Thanks for all the help so far! If you can think of any others please let us know.

Is this the drinking fountain/trough you're referring to? This water fountain/trough is dedicated to Caroline (Cara) Bray (1814-1905) and her husband Charles Bray (1811-1884). Here is another view of the trough from the side. Edited by member, 30th Jan 2018 9:26 pm

I don't ever recall it looking so good as the photo. Although I cannot believe there could have been two so close together.

Not the same thing as drinking fountains but I know where some of the hand pumps (like the picture above), conduits and wells were. If they're of interest?