Survey Data
Reg No
13832003
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
295668, 301281
Date Recorded
11/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron weighing scales, weigh bridge and water pump, erected c. 1880, now disused. Scales comprising fluted cylindrical shaft; straight arm handle held in place by latch; incised scale. Adjacent cast-iron weigh bridge set within cast-iron frame; high relief casting bears foundry marks "E Mannisty & Co Dundalk". Cast-iron water pump comprising banded shaft, domed cap, spout, cow-tail pumping handle. Items set within grassed village green.
Appraisal
The provenance of industrial and agricultural machinery is often lost due to the removal of items from their original setting. To find this grouping of weighing scales, weigh bridge and water pump, technically significant structures, within their original context is of interest. All items played an important social role in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, especially the water pump providing a communal water source. Though no longer used they now serve as attractive pieces of street furniture, aesthetically enhancing the streetscape of the small village.