The John Soame Memorial Pump
The John Soame Memorial Pump is a distinctive feature of the town. Until 1911 townsfolk drew their water from private wells which carried the risk of contamination. The John Soame pump was offered to the town as a memorial to John Soame. John Soame was a councillor in Aylsham in 1894. His nephew, John Soame Austin was a wealthy financier who was born in Aylsham. He offered to provide a public well, pump and shelter for the town in his Uncle's memory. It pumped water from a 170 feet (52 m) deep artesian well. The canopy is thatched in Norfolk reed.
The pump was officially opened on 29th May 1913. Piped water supply finally reached the town in 1938.
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