Survey Data
Reg No
12404538
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1890 - 1910
Coordinates
252303, 113215
Date Recorded
01/12/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1900, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with moulded necking supporting fluted cylindrical head having spout, curvilinear 'cow tail' handle, and fluted domed capping on stringcourse. Now disused. Road fronted on grass verge.
Appraisal
Making a positive, if subtle impression in the locality a waterpump represents an important artefact of early mass-produced cast-iron ware. While fine detailing identifies the design aesthetic of the composition the waterpump remains of particular importance as evidence of the mechanisms installed for the provision of water from a local source in the period before the establishment of mains systems.