In a back street in Farnham Surrey, there is an old Victorian pump house which has been preserved. Where the door used to be is now a little shrine to show the objects used to pump water to the village. The cottage itself, where the pump house was situated, is 17th Century, so it was used during the Victorian Era.
As you can see in the image above, on the left is the pump used to get water, a replica of a Victorian dolly and the board used to clean the clothes on. Obviously the Victorians didn't have access to running water like we do today, therefore the whole village would've had to use the pump. This setting would have been quite eerie, as opposite is a churchyard.
As you can see the church has Victorian Gothic aspect to it. The intricate detailing on the windows was a usual element in Victorian Architecture. Also, the angel on the side would've been present on Gothic Victorian buildings. Normally they would've been more gargoyles but here they have been replaced by angels. I like how they have kept the pump house and maintained the details of the church, when it would be so easy to modernize them and to forget about the towns history.
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