Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB12/13/037

Address :
Public Water Pump and Trough Main Street Belleek Co Fermanagh

Townland:
Finner

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Survey 2:
B+

Date of Listing:
22/07/1994 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Pump

Former Use
Pump

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
Yes

Vernacular:

Thatched:

Monument:

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
170/7

IG Ref:
G9407 5908

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Owner Category

Local Govt

Exterior Description And Setting

Rotary pump in a prominent roadside location. It has a fluted splay shaped column and a fluted cap with a pointed finial. A metal plate affixed to the cap reads ‘F.W. Brackett & CoLtd/ Engineers/ Colchester/ England’. It is associated with a cast-iron horse trough.

Architects

Historical Information

Further particulars in EHS Report ‘ Water Pumps in Northern Ireland: A Preliminary Survey’ by Fred Hamond, January 1997, Pump No 9.Historical Information

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

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

Historic Interest

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

Evaluation

This rotary type water pump is situated in a prominent position in the centre of Belleck and is a remimder of the time when drinking water was only available in the street.. It is of particular importance as it still has its water trough.

General Comments

Date of Survey

01 January 1997