Survey Data
Reg No
20834081
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
In Use As
Water pump
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
99612, 48523
Date Recorded
13/06/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c.1880, comprising base, fluted shaft, fluted cap and banding. Lions-head motif to north face. Recent tap addition.
Appraisal
This water hydrant displays artistic detailing in its design, with the fine lion's head motif and fluted shaft enlivening this otherwise functional object. Water hydrants such as this played an important social and functional role in nineteenth and twentieth century Ireland, providing an easily accessible communal water source. Situated close to a terrace within Bantry town, this water hydrant makes a positive contribution to the streetscape.