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Freestanding cast-iron water pump, c.1870, now disused. Comprising cylindrical shaft with raised horizontal banding, fluted upper section, spout, ogee-domed cap and cow-tail style handle. Set back from road on stepped concrete platform with roughcast-rendered wall to rear and north-west side.
This water pump is of some historical and technical interest, dating to a period before mains water supply when a communal source of drinking water was used by the community. It exhibits artistic detailing in its design, with an elegantly curved handle and fluted decoration.

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