Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB18/08/140

Address :
Fountain situated in Quay Lane Strangford Co. Down

Townland:
Strangford Lower

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Survey 2:
B2

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

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Fountain

Former Use
Fountain

Conservation Area:
Yes

Industrial Archaeology:
Yes

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
206/12

IG Ref:
J5889 4988

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Owner Category

Local Govt

Exterior Description And Setting

Although without a makers name, this fountain is of similar style to the standard Glenfield and Kennedy fountain. It has a plain shaped column with fluted decoration and a fluted cap with an acorn finial. It is apparently supplied by a well at Tullyratty. It still works.

Architects

Historical Information

Installed by the Rural District Council c1935. Further particulars in the EHS Report 'Water Pumps in Northern Ireland: A Preliminary Survey' by Fred Hammond, January 1997, Pump no. 25. In 2006 a local resident said that it had been taken away but was returned after local protest. It is no longer connected to a water supply..

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion C. Ornamentation J. Setting K. Group value

Historic Interest

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

Evaluation

A good example of a water fountain in a prominent position in a conservation area. It is an important reminder of the time when drinking water was only available from a public source.

General Comments

Date of Survey

15 May 1995