Water pump
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Location
| Street: | Tower Street |
| Town: | Rye |
| Parish: | Rye |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN31 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| and in: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Facing south-east onto Tower Street at the junction with Rope Walk |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 86 |
| Grid reference: | G2 |
| 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. | |
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Makers
| Company/Group : | S.Owens & Co., London |
| Role: | Foundry |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1869 |
| Installation date: | 1869 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Rye Town Council |
| Description: | A large, decorative arch set into the wall of what recently were public toilets. The arch holds a circular window above two arched windows. The inner aspect of the top of the arch, under the decorative brick work, holds an inscription. In between the two lower, arched windows is what appears to be a brown glazed ceramic pipe topped with a capital of composite order. In front of the arch is a cast iron water pump, now not functioning. |
| Signatures: | Raised cast iron letters to the front of the water pump:
S.OWENS & CO. ENGINEERS LONDON |
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Classification
| Categories: | Functional, Composite, Architectural, Roadside / Wayside |
| Object type1: | Building |
| Object subtype1: | Pump |
| Object type2: | Fountain |
| Object subtype1: | Pump |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Water pump |
| Material: | Cast iron |
| Height (cm): | 105 |
| Width (cm): | 30 |
| Depth (cm): | 40 |
| Part 2: | Windowed arch |
| Material: | Stone and glass |
| Height (cm): | 345 |
| Width (cm): | 310 |
| Depth (cm): | 24 |
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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: | Some weather wearing to the detail of the capital and decorative brickwork. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
| More details: | Top and handle of water pump missing. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 18/09/2008 |
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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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