Survey Data
Reg No
11812013
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1890 - 1920
Coordinates
292010, 221535
Date Recorded
20/06/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1905, comprising cylindrical shaft with raised horizontal banding, fluted upper section with fluted spout, fluted ogee-domed capping and 'cow-tail' handle having pierced finial. Now disused. Set back from road on gravel verge. Freestanding cut-granite trough.
Appraisal
This waterpump is of some historical and technical interest, dating to a period before mains water supply when a communal source of clean drinking water was deemed sufficient. The survival of the waterpump in its original location is of importance - elsewhere removed and re-instated as ornamental features, the example at Johnstown survives as a reminder of early cast-iron work. The waterpump is attractively sited on the side of the road and is of artistic importance, having been conceived as an aesthetic, as well as functional, piece. Also of interest is the cut-granite trough, which is a rare survival, elsewhere having been removed once the attendant waterpump has been decommissioned.