Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB19/23/050

Address :
Pump at junction of Drumbo, Pinehill and Front Roads Drumbo Lisburn

Townland:
Drumbo

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Survey 2:
B1

Date of Listing:
03/08/2007 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:
166/5

IG Ref:
J3224 6503

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A two wheeled rotary pump with splay shaped undecorated column and a fluted cap. On the base of the column is inscribed 'W Willis Dublin Road Belfast 1930' (plumber) and on the opposite side 'W & Co B' denoting Winnington & Co, Belfast, the pumps manufacturer. The cap is damaged, as is the axle to which the two wheels are attached. The pump is prominently located at a street corner opposite the Parish Church.

Architects

Historical Information

A pump is shown at this location on the OS 25 inch maps of 1902, 1919 and 1938 (PRONI Ref OS 10/3/9/14/1-3). The date on the pump indicates that this is a replacement of an earlier pump. Further particulars in the EHS report 'Water Pumps in Northern Ireland : A Preliminary Survey' by Fred Hammond, January 1997, Pump no. 33.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

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

Historic Interest

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

Evaluation

This is a good example of a rotary type water pump. It is sited in a prominent position in the centre of Drumbo and is an important reminder of the time when drinking water was only available from public sources.

General Comments

Date of Survey

15 July 1995