Survey Data
Reg No
22806007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
241943, 107945
Date Recorded
14/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1880, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with head having plaque, spout with foliate detailing, ‘cow tail’ curvilinear handle, and ogee-dome cap. Now disused. Set back from road in grounds shared with Newtown Farm with random rubble stone boundary wall to perimeter of site.
Appraisal
This waterpump, which retains all of its original components, is an attractive, early-surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron ware. The various raised details serve to enhance the artistic design quality of the piece, while the ‘cow tail’ handle is an elegant feature of the composition. The waterpump is of additional significance as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the extraction of clean drinking water in a period before mains water supply.