Historic building in Villierstown, County Waterford

What is recorded here

Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1875, comprising octagonal shaft with pointed-arch recessed panels to each face having Gothic-style tracery detailing, spout, handle, and moulded capping. Now disused. Set back from line of road on grass verge.

An appealing feature in the streetscape, representing an important, early-surviving artefact of cast-iron ware. The waterpump belongs to a very rare design group, and incorporates delicate Gothic-style embellishments that significantly enhance the artistic value of the piece. The waterpump is of additional importance as a reminder of the facilities put in place for the provision of clean drinking water in the period before mains water systems.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 22819008

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Hywel Williams, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
E. H. (E. Hayden), Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Mac McCarron, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Jonathan Thacker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Matthew Chadwick, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
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