Survey Data
Reg No
20833018
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1880 - 1920
Coordinates
104967, 26507
Date Recorded
06/03/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1900, now disused. Comprising banded shaft, fluted head and bucket grip to spout, with a curved cow's tail handle terminating in ball. Set on a raised concrete platform and surrounded by painted rendered boundary walls.
Appraisal
Located close to Freke Terrace, this water pump would have played a significant role in the local community before the provision of mains water supply. It shows artistic detailing in the curved handle and banded shaft.