Survey Data
Reg No
15302042
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
Vent pipe
In Use As
Vent pipe
Date
1890 - 1910
Coordinates
246478, 270247
Date Recorded
07/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron vent pipe, erected c.1900, comprising fluted pedestal with moulded necking, and cylindrical shaft having splayed saw tooth-profiled parapet to vent opening. Pedestal includes makers mark - 'Tonge and Taggart, Dublin'. Located to the northeast corner of The Square.
Appraisal
This vent pipe is of significance for its role in the public sewage system developed in Castlepollard around the turn of the twentieth century. The pipe now forms a subtle feature in the streetscape and is of some design merit, having been conceived as an aesthetic as well as functional item. It represents a good example of mass produced cast-iron work and is a subtle addition to the built heritage and social history of Castlepollard.