Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB11/20/013

Address :
Fountain outside 59 Main Street SIxmilecross Omagh Co. Tyrone

Townland:
Sixmilecross

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Fountain

Former Use
Fountain

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
Yes

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
139/13

IG Ref:

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

A fountain with a plain shaped and fluted column, a lions mouth spout and an acorn finial. The column is inscribed 'Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock'. Top is missing.

Architects

Historical Information

Water troughs are marked along the street on the 1906 and 1937 OS 25 inch maps (PRONI Ref OS 10/6/44/6/1 and 2), but no pumps explicitly cited. Further particulars in the EHS Report 'Water Pumps in Northern Ireland : A Preliminary Survey' by Fred Hammond, January 1997, Pump no 67.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

One of a group of public water fountains in Sixmilecross. This one is missing its top and is therefore not as complete as the other listed ones.

General Comments

Date of Survey

15 September 1995