Vent pipe in Granard, County Longford

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Freestanding cast-iron vent pipe, erected c. 1900, comprising of fluted pedestal with moulded detailing having a plain cylindrical shaft over saw-tooth profiled crown. Located on footpath to the northeast end of Granard town centre.

This freestanding vent pipe is of social significance as a reminder of the development of public utilities in Ireland during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century. The fluted base is similar in form to cast-iron lamp standards of the era. This vent pipe now forms a subtle feature in the streetscape of Granard and is of some design merit, having been conceived as an aesthetic as well as functional item of street furniture.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 13305017

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