Survey Data
Reg No
11801010
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1890 - 1920
Coordinates
275720, 239465
Date Recorded
26/06/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1905, comprising cylindrical shaft with raised horizontal banding, fluted upper section with acanthus leaf detailing to former spout, fluted ogee-domed cap and 'cow-tail' handle having pierced tear drop finial. Now disused with spout now gone. Set back from road on concrete verge.
Appraisal
This waterpump is of some historical and technical interest, dating to a period before mains water supply when a communal source of clean drinking water was deemed sufficient. The survival of the waterpump in its original location is of importance - elsewhere removed and re-instated as ornamental features, the example at Johnstown Bridge survives as a reminder of early cast-iron work. The waterpump is attractively sited on the side of the road and is of artistic importance, having been conceived as an aesthetic, as well as functional, piece.