Newton of Falkland pumps and wells

Building summary
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Name	Pumps and wells
Address	Jubilee Crescent and Main Street
Date	19th century
OS grid ref	See description
Latitude & longitude	Various

Newton of Falkland contains four notable wells and pumps.

HES listing details^[1]
Reference: LB45583	Date: 09/07/1998	Category: C
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.^[2] MAIN STREET E (NO 2686 0710): Kennedy well sited in cottage garden; detailed as above.^[3] 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.

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