water pump — DRUMMULLAN

The saved account records: Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1900, with banded shaft, having finial and fluting to cap and neck, fluting to spout with bucket grip and curved pumping arm terminating in ball.

The saved account records: Set on concrete plinth and surrounded by low roughcast rendered wall.

The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.

The official record fixes the place and calls it water pump. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

water pump — DRUMMULLAN matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: An attractive water pump with artistic detailing that lends visual appeal to a simple functional object. It has an accessible location, sited near a crossroads, due to its former importance as a communal water source. It is an interesting and notable feature on the streetscape and a reminder of a time before domestic running water. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.