Description

CHITTLEHAMPTON THE SQUARE
SS 62 NW

1/156 Water Pump

GV II

Water pump. Late C19. Water pump with a cast-iron housing in the form of
a tall pedestal, square on plan and slightly tapered with a moulded base
and cornice with a weathered pyramidal cap surmounted by a globe-shape
finial with ribs. Under the cornice a wavey frieze and moulded panels
on each side of the pedestal. The south side has a fluted water spout
with a bucket lug. The east and west sides have small human marks
formed from acanthus leaves and the east side has a large curved pump
handle.
At the base of the east and west sides there are inscription plates, that
on the west side is broken, but the plate on the east side is complete
and bears the insription "Garton and Jarvis Manufrs Exeter".
The pump stands on a low-stepped plinth of pitched stones situated on
the south side of The Square.

Listing NGR: SS6362025515

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26549660

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)