Water pump in Brownstown Great, County Kildare

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Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1900, comprising cylindrical shaft with raised horizontal banding, fluted upper section with fluted spout having acanthus leaf motif, fluted ogee-domed cap and 'cow-tail' handle with pierced tear-drop finial. Now disused. Set at side of road on a mass concrete…

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This waterpump 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 waterpump in its original location is of importance - elsewhere removed and re-instated as ornamental features, the example at Cut Bush survives as a reminder of early cast-iron work. The waterpump is attractively sited on the side 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 11902813

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