Survey Data
Reg No
31212190
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Scientific, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1840 - 1893
Coordinates
100397, 284111
Date Recorded
11/08/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron "cow tail" waterpump, extant 1893. Now disused. Set in alcove in snecked limestone surround.
Appraisal
A "cow tail" waterpump representing an interesting example of cast-iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in an urban street scene: meanwhile, a benchmark ("B↑O") remains of additional interest for the connections with cartography and the preparation of maps by the Ordnance Survey (established 1824).