Survey Data
Reg No
13309022
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Social, Technical
Original Use
Vent pipe
Date
1890 - 1910
Coordinates
225970, 272025
Date Recorded
17/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron vent pipe, erected c. 1900, comprising of fluted pedestal with moulded detailing, cylindrical shaft over with banding at intervals and a saw-tooth profiled crown. Located on a footpath to the northeast of Edgeworthstown.
Appraisal
This freestanding vent pipe is of social significance as a reminder of the development of public utilities in Ireland during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century. This vent pipe now forms a subtle feature in the streetscape of Edgeworthstown and is of some design merit, having been conceived as an aesthetic as well as functional item of street furniture.