Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB17/01/038

Address :
PARISH PUMP STRAMORE ROAD GILFORD CO.DOWN

Townland:
Loughans

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Survey 2:
B1

Date of Listing:
07/12/1998 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Pump

Former Use
Pump

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
Yes

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
201/14

IG Ref:
J0639 4839

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Owner Category

Local Govt

Exterior Description And Setting

Cowtailed (closed head) lever type pump with a straight shaped column with spiral decoration. The cap is fluted with acorn finial. The pump is inscribed ‘Hugh Dale Plumber Banbridge’ around the top. The adjacent well cover inscribed ‘Banbridge Foundry’. The pump is set into a roadside alcove and is still in everyday use. The walling is blackstone random rubble with rock-faced, margin dressed granite copings.

Architects

Historical Information

Not shown on the 1904 25 inch OS map but appears on the 1917 edition. Further particulars in the EHS Report ‘Water Pumps in Northern Ireland: A Preliminary Survey’ by Fred Hamond, January 1997, Pump No 10.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

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

Historic Interest

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

Evaluation

Good example of a cow tailed water pump in a prominent position. The well detailed surrounding wall alcove adds to its importance and it is a reminder of the time when drinking wwater was only available in the street.

General Comments

Date of Survey

15 August 1995