Survey Data
Reg No
31822005
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
In Use As
Water pump
Date
1830 - 1870
Coordinates
182911, 257540
Date Recorded
01/09/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1850, now disused. Comprising cylindrical shaft with raised horizontal banding. Fluted upper section with spout, head and fluted ogee-domed cap with finial. Cow tail style handle. Pump set back from road, raised on concrete platform and bounded by random coursed stone wall, which curves to rear.
Appraisal
This water pump is of social and technical interest, dating to a period before mains water supply. The pump is attractively sited on the side of the road and is of artistic interest, having been conceived as an aesthetic as well as functional object.