Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB08/10/008

Address :
Pump By 16 Main Street Castledawson Co. Londonderry

Townland:
Shanemullagh

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Survey 2:
B1

Date of Listing:
16/10/1995 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:
78/16

IG Ref:
H9291 9320

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Owner Category

Local Govt

Exterior Description And Setting

Rotary type pump. Column splay shaped with fluted decorations. The cap has fluted decorations with a pointed finial. This pump has a spout lug but no pedestal. It is in a prominent roadside location.

Architects

Historical Information

Pump cited here on 1906 and 1926 OS 25 inch maps (PRONI OS 10/5/42/6/1 and 2). May therefore predate 1907. Further particulars in EHS Report ‘Water Pumps in Northern Ireland: A Preliminary Survey’ by Fred Hamond, January 1997, Pump No 5.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

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

Historic Interest

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

Evaluation

Good example of a rotary type water pump in a prominent position in the heart of Castledawson. This type is rare and a reminder of the time when drinking water was only available in the street.

General Comments

Date of Survey

15 September 1995