Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Pump In front of Ballydown School
Lisnaree, 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 In front of Ballydown School, Castlewellan Road, Banbridge, Co. Down
- Townland
- Lisnaree
- Council
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.34353, -6.23267
- Date of survey
- 15 August 1995
- HB reference
- HB17/12/029
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
Description on 15.08.1995. A rotary type pump with a plain shaped undecorated column and plain cap. It is of an unusual design as the column comprises three bolted together sections with a flywheel at either side of the axle. Embossed around around the top of the column is the inscription 'H.J.Godwin Ltd/Ovenington/Glos/England'. It is situated in the school grounds (See HB17/12/025) and was used to pump water into a cistern in the school.
Description on 07.07.2006. The pump has been relocated from the original school to a prominent oposition in front of the new school.
Historical information
According to Mr Liggett, ex headmaster, it was probably installed when the school opened in 1939 and was used superseded by mains water in the 1950s or 1960s. Further particulars in the EHS Report 'Water Pumps in Northern Ireland : a Preliminary Survey' by Fred Hammond, January 1997, Pump no 66
07.07.2006 Pump was relocated in front of the new Ballydown School when new school was constructed.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Whilst a fine example of a rotary water pump it has been resited from its original position. The fact that it has been resited in a prominent position in front of the new school illustrates its importance to the school community.
Nearby in the register
- Ballydown Primary SchoolNo type recordedunder 1 mi
- Ballydown Presbyterian ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- Balleevy HouseHouseunder 1 mi
- BALLIEVY SUSPENSION BRIDGEBRIDGEunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.