Cast Iron Pump and 3 Bollards Opposite Brownlow Street is a Grade II listed building in the Camden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1951. A C19 Water pump.

Cast Iron Pump and 3 Bollards Opposite Brownlow Street

WRENN ID
waning-brass-coral
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Camden
Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1951
Type
Water pump
Address
Cast Iron Pump and 3 Bollards Opposite Brownlow Street, Bedford Row
OS grid reference
TQ 308 817
Coordinates
51.51911, -0.11515
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a cast iron water pump and three bollards located opposite Brownlow Street, dating from the 19th century. The pump is square in plan and features a cushion base adorned with the arms of St Andrew and St George. It has a shaft decorated with strapwork, two spouts, and a handle, topped by a later lamp. The three surrounding bollards are of the cannon type, with two of them inscribed "St. P S.W.D. 1826." The bollards were listed separately on May 14, 1974.

Local climate

Cast Iron Pump and 3 Bollards Opposite Brownlow Street 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 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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