Survey Data
Reg No
20825017
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
In Use As
Water pump
Date
1850 - 1890
Coordinates
196303, 73545
Date Recorded
09/07/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, c. 1870, with banded cylindrical shaft, fluted domed cap with pointed finial, banded spout with plain bucket grip and curved cow's tail pumping handle.
Appraisal
Water pump displays artistic detail in a functional design, with elegantly curved handle and fluted cap and banded spout. Illustrates the high standards of industrial design in cast-iron, prevalent in nineteenth century. Pumps played both an important functional and social role in nineteenth and twentieth centuries, providing a communal water source in absence of mains supply.