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Water pump in Ballykelly

Water pump
Water pump in Ballykelly
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What is recorded here

Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, c.1880, comprising fluted shaft with lion mask spout and moulded necking having handle with ball finial. Now disused with capping now missing. Set back from line of road on gravel verge.

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Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, c.1880, comprising fluted shaft with lion mask spout and moulded necking having handle with ball finial. Now disused with capping now missing. Set back from line of road on gravel verge.
This water hydrant is of some historical and technical interest, dating to a period before mains water supply when a communal source of clean drinking water was deemed sufficient. The survival of the water hydrant in its original location is of importance - elsewhere removed and re-instated as ornamental features, the example at Hybla or Ballyneage survives as a reminder of early cast-iron. The water hydrant is attractively sited just off the line of the road and is of artistic importance, having been conceived as an aesthetic, as well as functional, piece.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11902114

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  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • James Emmans, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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