Survey Data
Reg No
15320016
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Social, Technical
Original Use
Vent pipe
In Use As
Vent pipe
Date
1890 - 1910
Coordinates
246629, 240651
Date Recorded
23/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cast-iron vent pipe, erected c.1900, comprising a fluted pedestal with moulded necking, and cylindrical shaft over having splayed saw tooth-profiled parapet. Located to the northeast end of Rochfortbridge.
Appraisal
This vent pipe is of social significance as an historical reminder of the sanitary/sewerage system that was developed in many Irish towns and villages during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth-century . This vent pipe now forms a subtle feature in the streetscape of Rochfortbridge and is of some design merit, combining a practical function with a public statement of design quality.