Survey Data
Reg No
20911024
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1870 - 1910
Coordinates
147811, 53722
Date Recorded
09/09/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, installed c.1890, no longer in use. Banded cylindrical shaft and circular plinth bolted to square-profile cast-iron base plate. Cylindrical fluted faucet to front (north), having cow-tail handle to side (west), missing cap. Located to side of main road on elevated concrete platform, approached by concrete steps and enclosed by concrete walls, having engraved date stone “1948” to east wall.
Appraisal
An attractive cast-iron water pump located in its original position on the side of the main street of Oldchapel which would have once acted as a communal water source to local people. The banding and fluting are well executed and, along with the elegantly curved handle, add artistic interest to this utilitarian object.