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Unusual survival of a once common-place communal utility, here effectively clustered and displaying notable variety. The Kennedy wells were a form of permanent standpipe made by Glenfield and Kennedy; the ribbed knob operated an internal valve controlling the flow of water from an undergound pipe. | Unusual survival of a once common-place communal utility, here effectively clustered and displaying notable variety. The Kennedy wells were a form of permanent standpipe made by Glenfield and Kennedy; the ribbed knob operated an internal valve controlling the flow of water from an undergound pipe. | ||
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Revision as of 17:54, 18 February 2021
| Building summary | |
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| Name | Pumps and wells |
| Address | Jubilee Crescent and Main Street |
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| Date | |
| OS grid ref | NO 26790 7118 |
| Latitude & longitude | 56°15′03″N 3°10′59″W |
| Listing | Category C |
| Listing reference | LB45583 |
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Newton of Falkland contains four notable wells and pumps.
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| Address/Site Name
Newton of Falkland, Jubilee Crescent and Main Street, water pumps and wells |
| Description
19th century. Group of 2 water pumps and 2 Kennedy wells, all approximately 2ft high. MAIN STREET W (NO 2679 0712): Kennedy well sited at road junction on corner, by low garden wall; base with projecting cast-iron bottle support, fluted cast iron column with lionhead mask water spout below roll-moulded cornice and fluted domed cap with acorn finial. MAIN STREET E (NO 2686 0710): Kennedy well sited in cottage garden; detailed as above. JUBILEE CRESCENT N (NO 2672 0725): sited against a wall with part recess, fluted cast-iron column with plain spout and fluted cap, railed drainage grid/ stand to foreground. JUBILEE CRESCENT S (NO 2673 0725): sited on green area at roadside, stone shaft with pitched cap and inset cast-iron pump. |
| Statement of special interest
Unusual survival of a once common-place communal utility, here effectively clustered and displaying notable variety. The Kennedy wells were a form of permanent standpipe made by Glenfield and Kennedy; the ribbed knob operated an internal valve controlling the flow of water from an undergound pipe. |