Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/02/068

Address :
Fountain Silent Valley Annalong Newry Co. Down

Townland:
Carrigenagh Upper

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Survey 2:
B2

Date of Listing:
23/11/2007 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Fountain

Former Use
Fountain

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
278/4

IG Ref:
J3076 2151

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Owner Category

Central Govt

Exterior Description And Setting

Description on 08.08.2007 Cast iron water fountain with an octoganal base and a fluted column. It also hs a fluted domical cap and a lions head spout. To one side is a knurled handle and on the other is a capped hydrant. This is a larger and more sturdy design that the other fountains recorded. There is a cast inscription which reads ____FIELD KILMARNOCK. This refers to Glenfield and Kennedy the company who manufactured all of the similar pumps in N Ireland. The fountain is now situated in the Silent Vallety close to the reservoir and to listed buildngs associated with the water supply.

Architects

Historical Information

Installed as an ornamental feature c1990. It is throught to have been originally installed in Belfast. It would mave been installed at a similar time as the construction of the Silent Valley reservoir as pressurised mains water were required for the fountain to operate. Further Particulars in the EHS Report 'Water Pumps in Northern Ireland : A Preliminary Survey' by Fred Hammond, January 1997, Pump no 78.

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 Z. Rarity

Evaluation

This is a rare and unusual water fountain type in that it is larger and more robust that the standard type installed ih the early twentieth century when pressurised mains water became available. It was originally sited in Belfast before being installed in its present position c1990.

General Comments

Date of Survey

08 August 2007