Village Pump And Canopy is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1984. Village pump.

Village Pump And Canopy

WRENN ID: narrow-zinc-birch
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: East Hertfordshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 24 January 1984
Type: Village pump
Source: Historic England listing

Description

Westmill village TL 3627 WESTMILL HIGH STREET (north side)

8/7 Village Pump and Canopy

GV II

Pump and canopy. About 1900, restored 1975. Cylindrical and domed oak to pump mechanism with fluted and spurred cast bronze spout enclosure and acorn finial. Oak hexagonal canopy on 6 posts with shingled roof in 2 stages with carved finial. Arts and Crafts Style carved decoration to tapering cylindrical casing with double chamfered base, vertical fluted and moulded sections, moulded capital and domed top carved with overlapping pointed leaves. Inscribed around capital 'TRAVERSE THE DESERT AND THEN YOU CAN TELL WHAT TREASURE EXISTS IN THE COOL DEEP WELL'. Pentagonal oak posts with curved braces to wall plate and brackets supporting boarded soffit. Centre piece of picturesque village green.

Listing NGR: TL3683427077

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