Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB24/10/013

Address :
Waterpump Behind 77 Balfour Street Newtownards Co Down

Townland:

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Pump

Former Use
Pump

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
Yes

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
131/15

IG Ref:

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

A cow tail closed head lever pump with a plain un-enbellished head and a fluted cap. It is situated in the alleyway behind this terrace of houses.

Architects

Historical Information

Shown on the 1901 25 inch OS map along with 6 others behind this terrace (PRONI REF OS 10/3/6/9/1). No pumps are shown on the 1920 or 1939 editions of this map. Further particulars in the EHS Report 'Water Pumps in Northern Ireland : A Preliminary Survey' by Fred Hammond, January 1997, Pump no 40.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A water pump in fairly poor condition that has had its original setting degraded.

General Comments

Date of Survey

15 August 1995