Survey Data
Reg No
30402907
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
In Use As
Water pump
Date
1860 - 1880
Coordinates
143197, 255369
Date Recorded
10/01/2010
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1870, comprising fluted cylindrical shaft, spout with fluted neck and plain bucket grip, banded neck, cow's tail pumping arm, fluted upper part topped with fluted domed cap with pointed finial. Pump set on concrete plinth with protective wall to sides and rear and accessed by flight of concrete steps.
Appraisal
This is an intact example of a rural water pump that in former times was a critically important source of water for the locality.