Survey Data

Reg No

14316003


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Artistic, Historical, Technical


Original Use

Vent pipe


In Use As

Vent pipe


Date

1850 - 1890


Coordinates

315834, 273457


Date Recorded

10/05/2002


Date Updated

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Description

Cast-iron vent pipe, erected c.1870, with a decorative cast-iron fluted base and a plain steel shaft with a crown top. Foundry stamp to base.

Appraisal

These sewer vent pipes are unusual and rare in small towns in Ireland. This particularly vent has the foundry stamp on the base reading, 'Made by Drogheda Iron-works'. The cast-iron base of a similar vent pipe also survives in Bettystown. The design and detail of this vent, together with the cast-iron water pumps in Bettystown of a similar date, contribute to the streetscape of the town.