Smallburgh
Wayford Bridge
east open trestle
drainage pump
River Ant



Smallburgh Wayford Bridge drainage pump was an open trestle pump that stood on the east side of the river Ant. Another similar open trestle pump stood on the west side of the river.

26th August 1912
26th August 1912

The sign board to the extreme right of the picture is for the Wayford Bridge Hotel that closed in 1961.

26th August 1912
Major flood - 26th August 1912
Smallburgh east pump on the right and the west pump centre left background

Norfolk suffered a devasting flood after torrential rainfall during 26th and 27th August 1912.

c.1910
c.1910

c.1912
c.1912

O. S. Map 1905
O. S. Map 1905
Smallburgh east open trestle pump lower centre lowe rright and the west open trestle pump centre left
Courtesy of NLS map images

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