Pump at, 3 Drones Road, Armoy, Co Antrim is a Grade B1 listed building in the Causeway Coast and Glens local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 25 January 2008.

Pump at, 3 Drones Road, Armoy, Co Antrim

WRENN ID
iron-corner-weasel
Grade
B1
Local Planning Authority
Causeway Coast and Glens
Constituency
North Antrim MP: Jim Allister (TUV)
Country
Northern Ireland
Date first listed
25 January 2008
Irish grid reference
D 068 327
Coordinates
55.1303, -6.32595
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

This is a rare cast iron water pump, dating from between 1900 and 1919, and representing a time before readily available tap water. Situated in the yard of a house near the main road in Armoy, County Antrim, it is in good condition and retains its social significance as a former source of water for the village. The pump is constructed of cow-tailed cast iron, featuring a spirally incised column and a fluted cap with cast rings. The head of the pump bears the name of the installer, A. Clyde of Ballymena. Historical records indicate that around 1947, only two such pumps existed in the village; this pump was frequently used by the community due to the other pump’s unreliability. The pump is of industrial archaeological interest, notable for its style, proportions, and ornamentation, as well as its rarity and local social, cultural, and economic importance.

Local climate

Pump at, 3 Drones Road, Armoy, Co Antrim sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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