Survey Data
Reg No
14819236
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1860 - 1880
Coordinates
206575, 204927
Date Recorded
06/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Cast-iron water hydrant, erected c.1870, comprising fluted shaft, banded neck with lion's head spout and fluted cap with acorn finial. No longer used, located on roadside.
Appraisal
This cast-iron water hydrant, located on the roadside of Newbridge Street, is a decorative functional object. Though used as a common water source and vital to the community, this object is now maintained as a pleasing piece of street furniture. The lion's head spout, with fluted cap and acorn finial, shows that a certain level of aesthetic design went into the manufacture of these functional and mass produced objects.