Survey Data
Reg No
40400704
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
In Use As
Water pump
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
219234, 327208
Date Recorded
17/07/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, c.1880, still in use. Fluted shaft on ogee-moulded base, with roll-moulded necking and capital, fluted domed cap with acorn finial. Lion mask spout overlaid on necking, recent tap fitted to rim of capital. Set into concrete on public footpath in line of sandstone kerbing.
Appraisal
This water hydrant is of technical and social heritage interest, dating from the period before public mains water supply when clean drinking water was provided at a communal source. Its survival in its original context enhances its interest. Set in Swanlinbar it is one of a group of three in the locality, its counterparts located outside the town.