Survey Data
Reg No
22806002
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
241677, 107784
Date Recorded
14/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1880, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with fluted head having inscribed spout with foliate detailing, and ‘cow tail’ curvilinear handle. Now disused with cap missing. Set back from line of road with random rubble stone boundary wall to circumference of site.
Appraisal
This waterpump is of significance, dating to a period before mains supply when a communal source of drinking water was deemed sufficient, and is also a good example of early mass-produced cast-iron work. The survival of the waterpump in its original location is also of importance. The waterpump forms an attractive, if subtle, feature in the streetscape, the various raised details enhancing the design quality of the piece.