Survey Data
Reg No
12304018
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1890 - 1910
Coordinates
228361, 163225
Date Recorded
19/05/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1900, comprising fluted tapered pedestal shaft on moulded base with open work pail stand, moulded course leading to moulded necking, and capping now missing. Now disused. Road fronted on concrete footpath.
Appraisal
An appealing, if unassuming feature in the street scene representing an early artefact of mass-produced cast-iron work. Inscribed and cast detailing identifies the artistic design quality of the piece. However, designed primarily as a functional piece the waterpump remains of significance as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the provision of water from a local source or well in the period before the development of mains systems.