Survey Data
Reg No
22826005
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
In Use As
Water pump
Date
1900 - 1920
Coordinates
212482, 84044
Date Recorded
11/09/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1910, comprising fluted shaft with pail stand, moulded necking with spout, and fluted ogee-dome capping having acorn finial. Road fronted on concrete footpath.
Appraisal
An appealing waterpump, which remains in use, and which survives as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the provision of clean drinking water in the period before mains water systems. The waterpump also represents an important artefact of early-surviving, mass-produced cast-iron ware. The various raised details enhance the artistic design quality of the piece, and highlight the equal emphasis placed on the importance of aesthetics as well as functionality.