Pump at, 12 The Quay, Strangford, Co Down is a Grade B2 listed building in the Newry, Mourne and Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 29 December 2006. 1 related planning application.

Pump at, 12 The Quay, Strangford, Co Down

WRENN ID
carved-kitchen-vetch
Grade
B2
Local Planning Authority
Newry, Mourne and Down
Constituency
Strangford MP: Jim Shannon (DUP)
Country
Northern Ireland
Date first listed
29 December 2006
Address
Pump at, 12 The Quay, Strangford, Co Down, Strangford Lower
Irish grid reference
J 588 499
Coordinates
54.37303, -5.55615
Source
NI Environment Agency listing

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Description

This is a wall-mounted lever pump situated at 12 The Quay, Strangford, contributing significantly to the character of the area. Likely dating from between 1900 and 1919, it is an unusual example because it draws water from a well located almost at ground level. The pump itself is largely unadorned, with a fluted cap, and connected to the well via a 2-inch pipe. An inscription around the top of the pump states “Patent no. 1842.” According to local information, the pump was installed by the De Ross Estate. Immediately behind the pump is a blocked-up doorway containing a tablet dated 1824. Further details are documented in the Environment Heritage Service report ‘Water Pumps in Northern Ireland: A Preliminary Survey’ by Fred Hammond (January 1997), Pump No. 26. The pump is of industrial archaeological interest, exhibits notable style, proportion, and setting, and is valued for its contribution to the group value of the surrounding area; it is also located within a conservation area and holds local interest reflective of social, cultural, and economic importance.

Local climate

Pump at, 12 The Quay, Strangford, Co Down receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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