Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Pump
Mullabrack, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Pump
- Date of construction
- 1920 - 1939
- Address
- Pump, 35 Park Lane, Gilford, Co Down
- Townland
- Mullabrack
- Council
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.35395, -6.36981
- Date of survey
- 15 June 1995
- HB reference
- HB17/01/047
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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
Description at October 2006: Adjacent house has been demolished but pump remains in tact.
Description at June 2005. A cow tailed closed head lever pump with a plain shaped spirally decorated column and a fluted cap with an acorn finial. It is inscribed T A Shillington and Son, Portadown around the head. It is located at the front door of the farmhouse.
Historical information
Local informant stated that it was installed by Mr Joe Harvey in 1921. Further particulars in the EHS Report 'Water Pumps in Northern Ireland : A Preliminary Survey' by Fred Hammond, January 1997, Pump no 27.
House was demolished following the erection of replacement dwelling between 1995 and 2006.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Good example of a cow tail pump with inscription intact. It has now largely lost its context as the house it served has been demolished.
Nearby in the register
- Pump No. 2Pumpunder 1 mi
- Pump opposite 20 Park LanePumpunder 1 mi
- Pumpunder 1 mi
- Pump opposite 25b Park LanePumpunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.