Survey Data
Reg No
15304017
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Social, Technical
Original Use
Water pump
In Use As
Water pump
Date
1870 - 1910
Coordinates
240336, 263981
Date Recorded
30/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, erected c.1890, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with fluted neck and cap with finial and curved handle. Located at edge of open green in centre of village and surrounded by a modern limestone wall with stone paving.
Appraisal
Water pumps played an important social role in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries by providing a communal water source. This cast-iron pump now serves as an attractive piece of street furniture, aesthetically enhancing the streetscape of Multyfarnham.