Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Village pump
Clough, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B1
- Grade
- B1
- Type
- Pump
- Date of listing
- 11 February 1980
- Date of construction
- 1880 - 1899
- Address
- Village pump, The Square, Clough, Downpatrick, Co Down
- Townland
- Clough
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.29086, -5.83736
- Date of survey
- 07 July 2000
- HB reference
- HB18/17/046
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1866 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Working cast iron late Victorian water pump, set in The Square in the centre of the small village of Clough.
The pump consists of a central fluted pillar with spout and domed cap with mushroom-like finial. The pump is operated by two large ‘wheels’ with a handle to that to the N side.
The area around the pump is landscaped with granite paving immediately around the pump and brick paving around this.
Historical information
This pump probably dates from the late 19th century [?c.1880s]. By the second half of the 20th century it was largely disused and was vandalised. It was restored to working order in c.1993.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/8/78/1 OS plan of Clough, 1901
2 PRONI VAL/3G/64/1 valuation plan of Clough, 1935-1956
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
J. Setting
Criteria for listing: historic interest
X. Local Interest
Y. Social, Cultural or Economic Importance
Evaluation
Good example of a working cast iron late Victorian water pump, set in The Square in the centre of the small village of Clough.
Nearby in the register
- 1 The SquareHouseunder 1 mi
- 3 The SquareHouseunder 1 mi
- 20 Main StreetNo type recordedunder 1 mi
- 7 The Square (Orchard Grove Residential home)Residential Homeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.