Survey Data
Reg No
13305017
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Social, Technical
Original Use
Vent pipe
Date
1880 - 1920
Coordinates
233456, 281134
Date Recorded
23/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron vent pipe, erected c. 1900, comprising of fluted pedestal with moulded detailing having a plain cylindrical shaft over saw-tooth profiled crown. Located on footpath to the northeast end of Granard town centre.
Appraisal
This freestanding vent pipe is of social significance as a reminder of the development of public utilities in Ireland during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century. The fluted base is similar in form to cast-iron lamp standards of the era. This vent pipe now forms a subtle feature in the streetscape of Granard and is of some design merit, having been conceived as an aesthetic as well as functional item of street furniture.