Survey Data
Reg No
14324026
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1860 - 1880
Coordinates
272128, 264189
Date Recorded
30/05/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Cast-iron water pump, c.1870, with banded shaft, curved handle, fluted neck and fluted cap with finial.
Appraisal
This cast-iron waterpump makes a positive contribution to the streetscape of the Fair Green in Athboy. The decorative detailing, such as the banding and fluting add artistic interest to this functional object. Waterpumps played an important social and functional role in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, by providing a communal water source.