Survey Data
Reg No
20906009
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1860 - 1900
Coordinates
137900, 76496
Date Recorded
01/04/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, installed c.1880, now disused. Banded base, fluted neck, cap missing, having curved pumping handle. Located in recess at road side.
Appraisal
Located on the roadside opposite Rusheen National School, this pump forms an important part of the area's historic character. Water pumps such as this once played an important social and functional role providing a communal water source. The appearance of this functional object is enlivened by its carefully designed cast detailing.