Survey Data
Reg No
12322004
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1865 - 1885
Coordinates
254389, 135350
Date Recorded
15/06/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1875, comprising banded cylindrical shaft having moulded necking, fluted cylindrical head having spout, curvilinear 'cow tail' handle, and moulded domed capping having finial. Now disused. Set back from line of road on cut-limestone base.
Appraisal
A pleasant, if discreet feature in the streetscape representing an important example of early mass-produced cast-iron ware. Embossed and raised details indicate the artistic design aspirations of the composition: however, intended primarily as a functional piece the waterpump is of particular interest as evidence of the mechanisms put in place for the provision of clean water from a local source or well before the development of mains systems.