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Water pump in Moorfield

Water pump
Water pump in Moorfield
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Water pump in Moorfield gave the neighbourhood water through a lion's mouth, then lost the business to indoor taps. Beaten by a little chrome thing beside the washing-up. Try telling the pride that when they ask how Ireland went.

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Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, c.1880, comprising fluted shaft with lion mask spout, moulded necking with handle having ball finial, and fluted ogee dome over with acorn finial. Now disused. Road fronted on tarmacadam footpath.
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 Edward Street, Newbridge, survives as a reminder of early cast-iron work. 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 11818056

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