Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB03/02/038

Address :
Pump outside 139 Carhill Road Swatragh Maghera Co. Londonderry

Townland:
Laragh

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Survey 2:
B2

Date of Listing:
29/12/2006 00:00:00

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:
53/5

IG Ref:
C8519 0959

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A cow tail closed head lever type pump with a plain shaped spirally decorated column. It is located at the side of the main road outside the farmhouse.

Architects

Historical Information

No information available. Further particulars in the EHS Report 'Water Pumps in Northern Ireland : A Preliminary Survey' by Fred Hammond, January 1997, Pump no 80.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion C. Ornamentation J. Setting

Historic Interest

Y. Social, Cultural or Economic Importance X. Local Interest

Evaluation

A cow tailed water pump in a prominent position outside a farmhouse and on the side of a main road. It is an important reminder of the time when drinking water was only available from public sources.

General Comments

Date of Survey

01 July 1996