Survey Data
Reg No
22901614
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
Date
1890 - 1910
Coordinates
251023, 109959
Date Recorded
05/01/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1900, comprising cylindrical shaft with horizontal banding, fluted head having spout, curvilinear ‘cow-tail’ handle with finial, and fluted domed capping having finial. Now disused. Set back from line of road in shared grounds.
Appraisal
This waterpump is of considerable importance, representing an early-surviving artefact of cast-iron work, incorporating fine detailing of some artistic interest, and attesting to a period before mains water supply.