Posted by John Wilson on September 17, 2006 at 14:36:28 from 202.154.130.233 user hugo.
In Reply to: Beckfoot water supply posted by alan truelove on September 15, 2006 at 09:46:11:
I think a Hydraulic Ram or Water Ram which uses the head of water to pump a proportion of the water to a higher level has been mentioned before, but here is an article on them.
While “Rio” may have had reticulated water & sewerage I would have thought Beckfoot was too far out of town for either (long discussion on toilet facilities at Beckfoot follows!).
Taqui Altounyan described Lanehead in Chapter 14 of "In Aleppo Once", and from memory she said that the kitchen relied on a hand pump, presumably from a well. If so, would water have to be carried upstairs to the bedrooms and bathroom?