Village Pump (On Central Green) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1984. A C18 Public structure.
Village Pump (On Central Green)
- WRENN ID
- brooding-thatch-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1984
- Type
- Public structure
- Address
- Village Pump (On Central Green), the Square, Braughing
- OS grid reference
- TL 397 251
- Coordinates
- 51.90773, 0.03007
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The village pump, located on the central green in Braughing, dates from the 18th century or early 19th century. It features a cast iron spout, a wooden casing, and a wrought iron handle. The pump stands 2 meters tall and has a rectangular shape with a wooden plinth and an overhanging wooden cap. The large spout on the eastern face is moulded with a bucket spur and has elaborate leaf ornamentation, although the spout is currently plugged. On the northern side, there is a long, sinuous iron handle with a large oval terminal weight, and the fulcrum is located within the casing. This pump serves as a picturesque centerpiece to the village square.
Local climate
Village Pump (On Central Green) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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