Survey Data
Reg No
40400505
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
In Use As
Water pump
Date
1900 - 1920
Coordinates
199020, 326927
Date Recorded
18/07/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, c.1910. Fluted shaft with ogee base. Capital comprising fluted dome with acorn finial and moulded necking with integral spout. Decorative bucket-stand fitted to bottom of shaft. Recent tap to side of cap. Imprint to shaft reading 'SHANNON FOUNDRY LIMERICK'. Set back from streetline on round-profile iron plinth.
Appraisal
A water hydrant of social and technical interest dating from a period, before domestic mains water supply, when clean drinking water was provided at a communal source. It is an excellent example of the high quality design and casting of mass produced iron in the past.