Villagers Pump at Junction of Village Street With Barton Road
VILLAGERS PUMP AT JUNCTION OF VILLAGE STREET WITH BARTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1103255
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Villagers Pump at Junction of Village Street With Barton Road
- Statutory Address:
- VILLAGERS PUMP AT JUNCTION OF VILLAGE STREET WITH BARTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1103255
- Date first listed:
- 24-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Villagers Pump at Junction of Village Street With Barton Road
- Statutory Address 1:
- VILLAGERS PUMP AT JUNCTION OF VILLAGE STREET WITH BARTON 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:
- VILLAGERS PUMP AT JUNCTION OF VILLAGE STREET WITH BARTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- North Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hexton
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 10630 30340
Details
HEXTON HEXTON TL 1030 8/11 Villagers Pump at - junction of village street with Barton Road
GV II
Village pump with integral signpost (disused) and added lamp and direction indicating arms. On plate affixed above spout 'ERECTED/APRIL 1846/BY CAROLINE YOUNG/DE LAUTOUR/FOR THE USE OF/HEXTON/VILLAGERS'. On plate below the spout 'FREEMAN ROE/ENGINEERS/70 STRAND/LONDON'. Hexagonal platform with post at each corner probably c.1908, re-opened for use 1934, now disused. Pump and corner posts cast iron, painted white. Handle wrought iron. Blue brick bull-nosed edging to platform and steps on N. A tall octagonal Gothick iron pump with octagonal base-plate, high moulded base, moulded octagonal shaft, tapered octagonal finial supporting a small 4-armed cross-shaped signpost with a C20 street lantern fixed centrally on top. About 3M overall height. Direction arms fixed by straps at finial level. Panelled sides to pump with trefoil heads. On E face a large single spout with 2 rings and a bucket spur. Long S-shaped iron handle on N face with openwork thistle finial. (Branch Johnson (1970)168).
Listing NGR: TL1063030340
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 163021
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Branch Johnson, W, The Industrial Archaeology of Hertfordshire, (1970)
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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