Water pump in Curryhills, County Kildare

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Freestanding cast-iron waterpump, c.1905, comprising cylindrical shaft with raised horizontal banding, fluted upper section with fluted spout, fluted ogee-domed capping and 'cow-tail' handle having drop finial. Now disused. Road fronted on concrete section on a tarmacadam…

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This waterpump is of some historical and technical interest, dating to a period before mains water supply when a communal source of clean drinking water was deemed sufficient. The survival of the waterpump in its original location is of importance - elsewhere removed and re-instated as ornamental features, the example at Prosperous survives as a reminder of early cast-iron work. The waterpump is attractively sited on the side of the road and is of artistic importance, having been conceived as an aesthetic, as well as functional, piece.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11807013

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National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
George Cruikshank, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
JP, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
Caragh Gaelic Football Club website; individual photographer not named, www.caraghgfc.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.boboandchichi.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com

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