Survey Data
Reg No
11818012
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
280465, 215384
Date Recorded
17/02/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, c.1880, comprising fluted tapered shaft with moulded necking having handle and fluted ogee dome over with finial. Now disused. Road fronted on tarmacadam verge.
Appraisal
This water hydrant 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 water hydrant in its original location is of importance - elsewhere removed and re-instated as ornamental features, the example at James’s Lane survives as a reminder of early cast-iron work. The water hydrant 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.