Village pump
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Location
| Street: | Main Street |
| Town: | Northiam |
| Parish: | Northiam |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN31 |
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| Object setting: | Public Park |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | On the Green, faces south-west onto the main road, near to the village sign |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 64 |
| Grid reference: | B4 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
| OS Reference: | TQ830240 |
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Makers
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1907 |
| Installation date: | 1907 |
| Unveiling date: | 1907 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Northiam Parish Council |
| Description: | Cast iron pump with tap set on a stone base and housed in a lych-gate type gazebo. The pump is pyramidal in shape at the top and finished off with a fleur-de-lys. Near the rafters of the gazebo, there is a round plaque celebrating Northiam's inclusion in the Domesday Book. |
| Inscription: | AS A GRATEFUL THANK OFFERING THIS WELL IS PRESENTED TO THE VILLAGERS OF NORTHIAM MAY. 1907. E.C.M. “LET HIM THAT IS ATHIRST COME. AND WHOSOEVER WILL, LET HIM. TAKE THE WATER OF LIFE FREELY. REV XXII 17 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Composite, Commemorative, Functional |
| Object type1: | Fountain |
| Object subtype1: | Drinking Fountain |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Gazebo |
| Material: | Wood and slate |
| Height (cm): | 420 |
| Width (cm): | 450 |
| Depth (cm): | 300 |
| Part 2: | Pump |
| Material: | Cast iron |
| Height (cm): | 240 |
| Width (cm): | 58 |
| Depth (cm): | 58 |
| Part 3: | Base |
| Material: | Brick and stone |
| Height (cm): | 28 |
| Width (cm): | 58 |
| Depth (cm): | 58 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| More details: | Cast iron pump rusting in various places. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 20/05/2008 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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