Survey Data
Reg No
22813007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
245390, 102992
Date Recorded
09/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1880, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with fluted head having fluted spout, ‘cow tail’ curvilinear handle, and fluted ogee-dome cap. Now disused. Set back from line of road with random rubble stone boundary wall to circumference of site.
Appraisal
An appealing feature in the streetscape that represents an important early-surviving artefact in mass-produced cast-iron ware. The various raised elements enhance the artistic quality of the piece, while the curvilinear ‘cow tail handle’ in particular is an elegant feature of the design. The waterpump is of particular importance as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the provision of clean drinking water in the period before mains water systems.