Water pump in Gibbonstown, County Westmeath

This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.

What is recorded here

Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c.1875, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with fluted head having fluted spout, ‘cow tail’ curvilinear handle, and fluted ogee-dome cap with finial. Set back from road surrounded by a rubble limestone wall, open to road. Located to the north of Rochfortbridge along main…

Read the whole record

A typical late nineteenth-century water pump, of a standard design encountered throughout rural Westmeath. Water pumps played an important social role in the late nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries by providing a communal water source before the development of mains water supply. This cast-iron pump now serves as an attractive piece of street furniture, aesthetically enhancing the rural landscape to the north of Rochfortbridge.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15403332

Places near here

Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, curiousireland.ie
Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
Thomas Gibbons, www.westmeathexaminer.ie

post box248 yd

Explorer Tom Gibbonstown post box does yoga when nobody’s looking to keep its royal cipher flexible. It’s a George V era survivor…

Kilbride HouseDemesne walls/gates/railings · 1478 yd

Explorer Tom Kilbride House has a gateway that can’t make up its mind between Gothic spires and classical columns. It looks like it…

Dunboden ParkGates/railings/walls · 1753 yd

Explorer Tom Dunboden Park’s walls are standing there like they invented the concept of private property and are still annoyed about…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in MahonstownFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mahonstown claims a fox once took charge of the whole operation and ran a tight ship…

Simonstown CastleCastle, tower house · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Simonstown Castle thinks the road leading up to it is a personal insult to its dignity. It’s been sitting in that field…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moorerow or TonlegeeFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.2 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moorerow or Tonlegee hosted a love story next door that went badly wrong because the…

CastleCastle, unclassified · 1.6 mi

Explorer Tom Stonetown Castle in Gaybrook Demesne is officially 'not found,' which sounds like a brilliant excuse to skip work.…

Gaybrook HouseFarmyard complex · 1.7 mi

Explorer Tom Gaybrook House in Gaybrook Demesne is a substantial farmyard complex that would absolutely win a county fair prize for…

Fr. Eamon O'Brien Park, St. Mary's GAA, RochfortbridgeGAA ground · 1.8 mi

Saint Joseph's Convent of MercyGraveyard/cemetery · 2.0 mi

Explorer Tom Saint Joseph's Convent of Mercy graveyard has a long-standing grudge against the weather for messing up the identical…

Catholic Church of the Immaculate ConceptionChurch/chapel · 2.0 mi

Explorer Tom Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Castlelost is a mid-nineteenth-century hall-type church that has been…

vent pipe2.1 mi

Explorer Tom A vent pipe in Castlelost is sticking its nose up at everyone because a priest once lost a bet about how high it could…

More historic places in County Westmeath · All of County Westmeath

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover