Survey Data
Reg No
22815005
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
250536, 102555
Date Recorded
12/06/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1880, comprising fluted shaft with lion mask spout, moulded necking, and fluted ogee-domed capping. Now disused. Road fronted on concrete brick cobbled footpath.
Appraisal
An appealing artefact in early-surviving, mass-produced cast-iron ware, which makes a pleasing impression in the street scene. The various raised details, particularly the lion mask spout, enhance the artistic design distinction of the piece. The waterpump is of particular importance as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the provision of clean drinking water in the period before mains water supply systems.