Number 13 Sewer ventilation column on Laburnum Avenue is a Grade II listed building in the Sutton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 2020. Sewer ventilation column.

Number 13 Sewer ventilation column on Laburnum Avenue

WRENN ID
muted-lime-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sutton
Country
England
Date first listed
23 April 2020
Type
Sewer ventilation column
Source
Historic England listing

Description

A sewer ventilation column on Laburnum Avenue of around 1896-1903 constructed by W Macfarlane & Co, for a sewerage scheme by Baldwin Latham (1836-1917) and one of around 28 remaining in Carshalton.

MATERIALS: cast-iron

DETAILS: the cylindrical sewer ventilation column is around 9m high and is designed to resemble a Classical column with pedestal, moulded base and enriched capital. It is constructed of two conjoined lengths of pipe, linked with a flanged joint. Above the capital is an ornate arrow, the purpose of which is thought to be to orientate the vent into the wind or to indicate the line of the sewer. On top of this is a ball with vents facing in four directions, surmounted by a tall finial encircled with a filigree coronet. There is no visible manufacture stamp, although a number of similar examples in Carshalton are marked with the name ‘W MACFARLANE & CO, GLASGOW’.

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