water pump — Bellanode

The record classifies water pump — Bellanode as water pump. It does not safely state the first owner's purpose beyond that use, so this first account does not borrow a story from a namesake.

No architect, builder, owner, worker or resident is named in the saved wording. Those people remain unknown until the linked official record or another source identifies them.

The saved wording does not establish particular rebuilding, extensions, damage or changes of use. No visible feature is assigned a date without supporting evidence.

The public record still identifies the place as water pump. Its saved point marks the building or centre of its recorded area, but the stock wording does not provide a room-by-room condition report.

water pump — Bellanode matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: The unusual shape of this locally-cast water pump is enhanced by the placing of the foundry mark across the front. A communal water source for the locality, it played an important role in the social history of the area. Prominently sited on the roadside, this simple piece of street furniture makes an aesthetically-pleasing contribution to the streetscape of Ballinode. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.