Survey Data
Reg No
12307009
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1865 - 1885
Coordinates
238910, 152347
Date Recorded
06/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1875, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with moulded necking supporting cylindrical head having spout, curvilinear 'cow tail' handle having finial, and moulded domed capping having finial. Now disused. Set back from line of road in stone depot on stone flagged base having random rubble stone boundary wall.
Appraisal
An early-surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron ware making an appealing, if modest impression on the visual appeal of the street scene. Despite concessions to aesthetic effects through the incorporation of inscribed and raised details the waterpump remains of primary significance as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the provision of clean drinking water before the development of mains systems.