Survey Data
Reg No
11802036
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
288620, 239525
Date Recorded
24/06/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, c.1880, comprising fluted shaft with moulded necking having fluted ogee dome over with ball finial. Now disused. Sited on island site on a concrete base with iron railings to circumference. Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1905, comprising cylindrical shaft with raised horizontal banding, fluted upper section with spout, fluted ogee-domed cap and 'cow-tail' handle having finial. Now disused.
Appraisal
This pairing of water hydrant and waterpump is an unusual and picturesque feature in the locality. The water hydrant and waterpump are 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 artefacts in their original location is of importance - elsewhere removed and re-instated as ornamental features, the examples at Connaught Street survive as a reminder of early cast-iron work. The artefacts are attractively sited on an island site on the side of the road and are of artistic importance, having been conceived as an aesthetic, as well as functional, pieces.