Survey Data
Reg No
20855012
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1880 - 1920
Coordinates
128568, 36607
Date Recorded
22/07/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Cast-iron water hydrant, installed c.1900, with banded base, fluted shaft and cap with acorn finial, having lion mask spout. Raised foundry stamp to base. Recently added tap. Located within niche in rubble stone wall at crossroads.
Appraisal
An attractive cast-iron water pump located in its original position. Still in use today, this pump would have once acted as an important communal water source. The banding, fluting and detailed lion’s head are well-designed features of this functional object.