Survey Data
Reg No
12307010
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1865 - 1885
Coordinates
238552, 151539
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 fluted cylindrical head having spout, curvilinear 'cow tail' handle having finial, and fluted domed capping having finial. Now disused. Set back from line of road on verge.
Appraisal
An appealing, if unassuming item of street furniture representing an early artefact of mass-produced cast-iron ware. Fine inscribed and raised details enhance the artistic design quality of the piece. However, designed primarily as a functional piece the waterpump is of significance as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the provision of clean drinking water from a local source or well before the development of mains systems.