Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Fountain
Tobermore, Mid Ulster, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B2
- Grade
- B2
- Type
- Fountain
- Date of listing
- 29 December 2006
- Date of construction
- 1920 - 1939
- Address
- Fountain, Outside 9 Main Street, Tobermore, Magherafelt, Co Londonderry
- Townland
- Tobermore
- Council
- Mid Ulster
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.81171, -6.70616
- Date of survey
- 15 July 1995
- HB reference
- HB08/07/013
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1900 "Ireland" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Standard G & K fountain with a plain shaped fluted column and a fluted cap with an acorn finial. Interestingly it is inscribed 'Glenfield/ & Kennedy Ld/Kilmarnock' at the top of the column, but only 'Glenfield' at the base.
Historical information
No fountain shown here on the 1905 or 1926 OS maps (PRONI ref OS10/5/36/14/1 and 2). Further particulars in the EHS report 'Water Pumps in Northern Ireland: A Preliminary Survey' by Fred Hammond, January 1997, Pump no. 19.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
J. Setting
K. Group value
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Y. Social, Cultural or Economic Importance
X. Local Interest
Evaluation
Water fountain in a prominent road side location in the centre of Tobermore. It also has group value with the other listed rotary type pump in the village.
Nearby in the register
- Pumpunder 1 mi
- FORTWILLIAMHOUSEunder 1 mi
- ST. CRUNATHAN'S CHURCHCHURCHunder 1 mi
- 20 Draperstown RoadHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.