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Water pump in Brookhill

Water pump

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Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c. 1870, with cylindrical shaft having banding, moulded spout with bucket grip, dome-shaped cap with finial and curved pumping handle.
This water pump exhibits artistic detailing in its design, with an elegantly-curved handle, banded shaft and finial. It is an interesting and notable feature on the streetscape and offers a reminder of a time before domestic running water.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20906410

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Hawgood, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • P L Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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