Survey Data
Reg No
14336003
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
In Use As
Water pump
Date
1850 - 1890
Coordinates
302223, 251880
Date Recorded
25/06/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Cast-iron water pump, c.1870, with foundry mark, banded shaft, fluted neck, cap and spout, and curved pumping handle.
Appraisal
The decorative detailing, such as the banding and fluting, provide artistic detailing to this functional water pump, which was cast by John Collins of Drogheda. Water pumps played an important social and functional role from the mid nineteenth century onward, providing a communal water source in the village. Makers plaque reads: 'John Collins Shop Street Drogheda'.