This water pump is located at Queen’s Square in Attleborough and it was installed here in June 1897, to mark the 60th year of Queen Victoria’s reign.
The timber water pump is now a listed structure and the original pump handle and spout are still intact. The pump was renovated and refurbished in 2002 and there’s a floral display around it in a trough-like arrangement.
This rather beautiful poppy was installed in Queen’s Square in 2014 to mark the centenary of the beginning of the First World War.
The idea was to use 500 stones to make the poppy, with the red stones marking those who returned and the black ones marking those who didn’t come back.
Each of the stones has a name written on them, although some have faded over the last few years. The names of those who died are also etched onto the side of the memorial. Ridgeons, Monarch Landscaping, Travis Perkins and the local council all got involved with the project, which is something that likely didn’t cost too much, but which has a powerful impact.
I’m not sure that I can recall seeing such a neatly overgrown grave (is that a thing?), but this one stands out at St. Mary’s in Attleborough.
This is some fun and seriously intentioned branding, very nice. I wonder whether Liam should create something for the construction sites he works at…..
