Public Pump on Verge in Front of Number 10 (Holt Lodge) is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1987. Public pump. 1 related planning application.
Public Pump on Verge in Front of Number 10 (Holt Lodge)
- WRENN ID
- rooted-sandstone-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 May 1987
- Type
- Public pump
- Address
- Public Pump on Verge in Front of Number 10 (Holt Lodge), Oak Lane, Graveley, SG4 7LN
- OS grid reference
- TL 230 278
- Coordinates
- 51.93583, -0.21182
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a 19th-century public pump situated on a bank beside the road, directly in front of number 10, Holt Lodge, on Graveley Oak Lane. The pump is constructed of cast iron and features a raised ring to the shaft. It bears an oval maker’s plate, the upper part of which is no longer decipherable, along with a maker’s mark reading 'APPLEBY & Co. RENISHAW IRON WORKS/INVENTORS & MANUFACTURERS/OF PUMPS WITH REGISTERED/BUCKETS & CONE VALVES. No 4017'. The pump has a moulded corbel stage leading to a wider cylindrical barrel with fluted detailing and a domed cap on a wide, lettered flange. A large spurred spout with palmette decoration is on the south side, connecting to the barrel. An iron bracket, located on the east side near the head of the barrel, supports a pivot and a long, curved iron handle, although the seating of the pivot is broken. The pump is of both social and technological interest.
Local climate
Public Pump on Verge in Front of Number 10 (Holt Lodge) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 7 transactions since 2000
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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