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Water pump in Dowra

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Water pump in Dowra
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Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, c.1910. Fluted shaft with ogee base. Capital comprising fluted dome with acorn finial and moulded necking with integral spout. Decorative bucket-stand fitted to bottom of shaft. Recent tap to side of cap. Imprint to shaft reading 'SHANNON FOUNDRY LIMERICK'. Set back from streetline on round-profile iron plinth.
A water hydrant of social and technical interest dating from a period, before domestic mains water supply, when clean drinking water was provided at a communal source. It is an excellent example of the high quality design and casting of mass produced iron in the past.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 40400505

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Kenneth Allen, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0; Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Kenraiz, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0; Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5; Gerard Lovett from ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0; Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; National Library of Ireland on The Commons; photograph by Thomas H. Mason, Wikimedia Commons · No known copyright restrictions

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