Survey Data
Reg No
12404540
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1890 - 1910
Coordinates
252688, 113740
Date Recorded
01/01/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1900, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with moulded necking supporting fluted cylindrical head having spout, curvilinear 'cow tail' handle, and capping now missing. Now disused. Road fronted on a concrete base.
Appraisal
Forming an appealing, if unassuming feature in the street scene a waterpump represents an early-surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron work. While fine detailing identifies the aesthetic aspirations of the composition the waterpump remains of particular importance as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the provision of water from a local source before the introduction of mains systems.