Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| place:- | pump, Nenthead | |
| parish |
Alston Moor parish, once in
Cumberland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| pump; memorial | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY78144372 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY74
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| References |
Listed Buildings 2010
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| 1Km square | NY7843 | |
| database:- |
Listed Buildings 2010
Listed Buildings 2010 | |
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| MEMORIAL PUMP AND CANOPY / / A689 / ALSTON MOOR / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73095 / NY7814543722 | ||
| courtesy of English Heritage | ||
| Memorial pump under ornamental canopy dated 1877. Stands on stepped base of large stone slabs. Cast-iron; cylindrical pump is fluted, c2 1/2 ft high, with bucket rest and lion's head spout. 4 columns with Classical, Egyptian, and Gothic detailing support a ribbed dome with finial. Foundry mark probably GEO. SMITH, SUN FOUNDRY, GLASGOW. Semicircular arch, with cusping, to each side inscribed: ERECTED BY R.W. BAINBRIDGE ESQ OF MIDDLETON HOUSE. Oval plaque above each arch inscribed: IN COMMEMORATION OF A TESTIMONIAL PRESENTED TO HIM & MRS BAINBRIDGE BY THE EMPLOYEES OF THE LONDON LEAD CO. & OTHER FRIENDS SEPT. 28TH 1877. Corner antifixae have obelisk finials; small crocodile to top of each cap internally. Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, has an identical memorial canopy with an ornamental fountain instead of a pump. | ||
| district:- | Eden | |
| listed building | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY78144372 | |
| date:- | 2010 | |
| period:- | 2010s | |
| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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