Survey Data
Reg No
50080583
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Bollard
In Use As
Bollard
Date
1830 - 1870
Coordinates
314727, 233854
Date Recorded
04/11/2013
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding cylindrical-profile cast-iron bollard, erected c.1850, to centre of alleyway leading to Molyneux Yard, through No.54A Thomas Street. Domed cap with spike finial, moulded neck, fluted shaft and square-plan base having chamfered corners.
Appraisal
This well-crafted piece of street furniture is a reminder of the high quality of mass-produced cast-iron work in the nineteenth century. It displays the decorative properties of this material, making a pleasant but discreet contribution to the aesthetic value of the streetscape. It serves a practical function in guarding the entrance to Molyneux Yard, said to be so-called after Samuel Molyneux, Chief Engineer of Ireland in the seventeenth century who used the area here and around Engine Alley for testing ordnance.