Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Water Pump
St. Clears, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St Clears, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, designated on 11 June 2001.
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
- 51.81163, -4.49599
- Cadw reference
- 25482
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On S side of road junction, within curved, brick walled recess, immediately N of Maengwyn
History
Late C19 water-pump.
Exterior
Painted cast iron water pump, with light banding to shaft, wider, fluted upper section, and broad rim, capped by detachable rounded, fluted head, with pointed top. Foliate decoration to joint with spout. Spout has lightly decorated crest. Cast iron handle with plain ball end.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-preserved piece of C19 street furniture in this virtually urban context.
Nearby in the register
- Green Park House, with wall and railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-boxCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- St Clears Mound and Bailey CastleMotte and Baileyunder 1 mi
- The Town HallCivilunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.