Pump next to St Joseph's RC Church, Downpatrick Street, Crossgar, Co Down is a Grade B1 listed building in the Newry, Mourne and Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland. First listed on 27 May 1980.
Pump next to St Joseph's RC Church, Downpatrick Street, Crossgar, Co Down
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-stair-peregrine
- Grade
- B1
- Local Planning Authority
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Constituency
- Strangford MP: Jim Shannon (DUP)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Date first listed
- 27 May 1980
- Irish grid reference
- J 454 520
- Coordinates
- 54.39667, -5.76172
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
This is a cast iron water pump, likely dating to between 1880 and 1899. It is situated on the pavement on the east side of Downpatrick Street, close to St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Crossgar. The pump is a good example of a Rotary type and possesses group value due to its proximity to the listed church.
The pump is set on a splayed, fluted base and topped with a fluted domed cap and a pointed finial. It was originally operated by wheels positioned to the north and south sides, and a short spout protrudes to the west. Behind the pump is an arched recess filled with fieldstone rubble, the arch itself formed in granite. The wall above the arch rises to a point. This arch appears to have once served as an entrance to the grounds of St Joseph’s church, although it is now filled.
Based on its design, the pump was likely installed in the latter decades of the 19th century. The recessed arch suggests a possible connection to the opening of the present church in 1876, implying the pump may be later than that date. Originally, the pump had a handle on each wheel, but these were removed before 1974. The pump is of industrial archaeological interest and demonstrates local social and cultural importance. It is owned by the local government.
Local climate
Pump next to St Joseph's RC Church, Downpatrick Street, Crossgar, 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% 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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