Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Water Pump
St. Clears, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Water Supply and Drainage
- Date of designation
- 11 June 2001
- Locality
- St Clears
- Town
- Carmarthen
- Community
- St. Clears
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81399, -4.49624
- Cadw reference
- 25480
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Against low stone wall, immediately S of entrance to The Kieffe.
History
Late C19 cast-iron water-pump.
Exterior
Painted cast iron water pump with light banding. Fluted, wider, upper section capped by ribbed dome with pointed top. Foliate decoration to pipe joint, and plain crest to pipe. Cast handle with plain ball end. Large, carved stone, semi circular water trough below pipe.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved piece of cast-iron street furniture in this virtually urban context.
Nearby in the register
- The Butcher's Arms InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- Kieffe HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Newton VillaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cross HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.