Survey Data
Reg No
22810003
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1905 - 1915
Coordinates
210054, 99593
Date Recorded
25/09/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1910, comprising fluted pedestal shaft on moulded base with lion mask spout, moulded necking, and fluted capping having acorn finial. Now disused. Road fronted.
Appraisal
An appealing, if unassuming, item of street furniture that represents an early artefact of mass-produced cast-iron work. The fine inscribed and cast detailing, including the loin mask spout, enhances the artistic design quality of the piece. However, designed primarily as a functional piece, the waterpump is of significance as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the provision of clean drinking water before mains water systems.