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Water pump in Glengrant

Water pump
Water pump in Glengrant
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What is recorded here

Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1900, comprising banded cylindrical shaft with moulded necking supporting cylindrical head having spout, curvilinear 'cow tail' handle, and domed capping on moulded stringcourse. Set back from line of road on grass verge.
Representing an early-surviving artefact of mass-produced cast-iron work a waterpump makes a positive, if subtle impression in the street scene. While fine detailing identifies the artistic design aspirations of the composition the waterpump remains of primary importance as a reminder of the services put in place for the provision of water from a local source before the development of mains systems.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 12404542

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Vadim Manuylov, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Wendy Cutler, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • David Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Blimey74, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • David Hawgood / Geograph Britain and Ireland, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Andy Ryan / 1803 Productions, credited by Kilkenny GAA, kilkennygaa.ie
  • RTG, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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