Survey Data
Reg No
20913708
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1850 - 1890
Coordinates
161400, 42881
Date Recorded
11/06/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, installed c.1870, having banded cylindrical shaft, fluted head and domed cap with pointed finial. Banded spout with plain bucket grip and curved pumping handle. Set within enclosing concrete block walls with steps, along roadside.
Appraisal
Pumps such as these played an important functional role in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, providing a communal water source in the absence of mains supply. This pump displays excellent artistic detailing in the fluted cap with finial, the banded shaft and curved pump handle.