Survey Data
Reg No
12305006
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1865 - 1885
Coordinates
240639, 164612
Date Recorded
19/05/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1875, comprising fluted pedestal shaft on a moulded base with open work pail stand, moulded necking having spout, and fluted capping having acorn finial. Now disused. Set back from line of road.
Appraisal
An appealing, if unassuming item of street furniture representing an early instance of mass-produced cast-iron work. Fine inscribed or raised detailing identifies the artistic design quality of the piece: however, commissioned primarily as a functional artefact the waterpump remains of significance as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the provision of water from a local source or well in the period before the development of mains systems.