Pump in Pavement Next to Barn at Rear of Number 1 is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1981. Pump.

Pump in Pavement Next to Barn at Rear of Number 1

WRENN ID
graven-spire-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 October 1981
Type
Pump
Address
Pump in Pavement Next to Barn at Rear of Number 1, Fair Green, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 9AG
OS grid reference
TL 483 147
Coordinates
51.81201, 0.15127
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a tall cast iron pump located in the pavement next to the barn at the rear of Number 1, dating from the 18th to early 19th century. The pump features a bolted bottom flange and has four rings in the height of the barrel, with the first spurred spout positioned centrally. It has a moulded corbel stage that expands into a larger cylindrical chamber, which includes a second spurred spout. The pump is equipped with a wrought iron handle that has an S-curve, pivoted in a double flange on the south side of the chamber. At the top, there is a domed moulded cap with an acorn finial. This is an unusual two-spout pump that is well preserved.

Local climate

Pump in Pavement Next to Barn at Rear of Number 1 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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