Survey Data
Reg No
40904116
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1880 - 1900
Coordinates
177762, 420228
Date Recorded
07/04/2014
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c.1890, having fluted shaft on moulded base with moulded neck, handle, and fluted domed cap with acorn finial. Now overgrown. Located at side of hedgerow, next to former schoolhouse and adjacent to roadside.
Appraisal
This intact, elegant item of street furniture is an example of mass-produced cast-iron ware. It has features of artistic interest in the form of the fluted shaft and cap with acorn finial. It is also of interest as a reminder of an era before mains water supply.