Survey Data
Reg No
22124007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1850 - 1890
Coordinates
193003, 113113
Date Recorded
22/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c. 1870, having fluted neck and domed finial, banded cylindrical shaft, long straight handle with knob end, foliate detail to junction of neck and spout and with ram's head bucket grip to spout. Set on rubble sandstone plinth.
Appraisal
This water pump exhibits artistic detailing in its design, with an elegant long handle, banded shaft, fluted head and finial enlivening a functional object. Water pumps once played an important social and functional role in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries providing a communal water source. Situated prominently on Main Street, it serves today as a reminder of this era and adds visual interest to the streetscape of Ballyporeen.