Vent pipe in Edgeworthstown, County Longford (13309022)

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Freestanding cast-iron vent pipe, erected c. 1900, comprising of fluted pedestal with moulded detailing, cylindrical shaft over with banding at intervals and a saw-tooth profiled crown. Located on a footpath to the northeast of Edgeworthstown.

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. This vent pipe now forms a subtle feature in the streetscape of Edgeworthstown 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 13309022

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