Water supplies.
I remember an old Amble resident who,as a boy, lived in the Catholic Row in High Street, telling me that they had to use the Hallbank Well for their water.
One for you Coquet, what was the purpose of the cast iron upright in front of the High Street bus stop? When David Wilkinson was researching for his book on Amble he asked me if I knew anything about it, I didn't but pointed him in the direction of old Bob Close with whom I often had "crack" in the Bede Street club. As far as I know Bob couldn't help either. At first glance it looks as if it may have been a pump of some sort but I doubt if it would have been capable of lifting water from Hallbank. It has never been touched for some reason in all the improvements that have happened over the years, I wonder if there is a listing on it.
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