Making the most of village life

Like the modern office water cooler, the village pump was historically a gathering place in Wysall, as in many other village communities, to discuss latest local goings-on including births, marriages, christenings and bereavements.

The village pump was once the focal point of rural life, providing the only water supply to communities and offering a place in town squares and village greens for people to come together.

When there was no mains water in Wysall, there was a pump at the bottom of the village for the animals, near the church, and another one located close to the junction of Main Street and Widmerpool Road.