Water Pump at Sj 497 137 is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1995. Water pump.

Water Pump at Sj 497 137

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 November 1995
Type
Water pump
Address
Water Pump at Sj 497 137, St Michael's Street, Shrewsbury
OS grid reference
SJ 496 134
Coordinates
52.71668, -2.74675
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This water pump, located on St Michael's Street in Shrewsbury, dates from around 1870 and is made of cast iron. It features a fluted shaft topped with a domed cap, which has a ram's head above the former spout. An inscription plate on the pump reads "Waste Not Want Not." This pump is part of a series of conduit heads that were installed to supply water to the city, piped from the conduit head at Nobold.

Local climate

Water Pump at Sj 497 137 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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