Village Pump and Housing
VILLAGE PUMP AND HOUSING, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1089071
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Village Pump and Housing
- Statutory Address:
- VILLAGE PUMP AND HOUSING, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1089071
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Village Pump and Housing
- Statutory Address 1:
- VILLAGE PUMP AND HOUSING, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- VILLAGE PUMP AND HOUSING, STATION ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- VILLAGE PUMP AND HOUSING, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- VILLAGE PUMP AND HOUSING, STATION ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Watton-at-Stone
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 30044 19389
Details
WATTON-AT-STONE HIGH STREET TL 3019 (Southwest side) Watton-at-stone 9/189 Village Pump and Housing - on SE corner with Station Road GV II
Village pump and housing. 1894. Given by Abel Smith of Woodhall Park (q.v.) as a memorial to his son Lt. Gen. P. Smith. Stone base to cast iron pump. Timber housing with a shingled and leaded roof. In a classical style. Pump base has trough with rounded corners. Pump is a large bulbous vase with rich acanthus decoration. Scotia and torus foot with a cavetto moulded head to plinth. Astragals on necking with rings. Above a moulded curving spout. Scrolled attachment for handle, now missing. Housing has 4 posts, each a stylized, entasized Ionic column. Key blocked segmental arches with scrolled brackets to eaves which has a continuous band of dedicatory inscription. Roof is swept out pagoda style with scrolled iron flourishes at corners. Atop it all is a small turret with 2 round headed timber arches to each side. Brattishing to ogee spirelet, wavy leading and ball finial. (Pevsner 1977).
Listing NGR: TL3004419389
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 356299
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire, (1977)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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