Survey Data
Reg No
40402005
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
In Use As
Water pump
Date
1880 - 1920
Coordinates
238270, 306237
Date Recorded
11/06/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1900, with banded shaft, having finial and fluting to cap and neck, fluting to spout with bucket grip and curved pumping arm terminating in ball. Set on concrete plinth and surrounded by low roughcast rendered wall.
Appraisal
An attractive water pump with artistic detailing that lends visual appeal to a simple functional object. It has an accessible location, sited near a crossroads, due to its former importance as a communal water source. It is an interesting and notable feature on the streetscape and a reminder of a time before domestic running water.