What is recorded here

Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1900, comprising fluted tapered pedestal shaft on moulded base with open work pail stand, moulded course leading to moulded necking, and capping now missing. Now disused. Road fronted on concrete footpath.

An appealing, if unassuming feature in the street scene representing an early artefact of mass-produced cast-iron work. Inscribed and cast detailing identifies the artistic design quality of the piece. However, designed primarily as a functional piece the waterpump remains of significance as a reminder of the mechanisms installed for the provision of water from a local source or well in the period before the development of mains systems.

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