Water Pump And Plaque, The Brae, North Queensferry is a Grade C listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 27 March 2003. Pump.

Water Pump And Plaque, The Brae, North Queensferry

WRENN ID
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Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy MP: Melanie Ward (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
27 March 2003
Type
Pump
OS grid reference
NT 131 805
Coordinates
56.00992, -3.39452
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The water pump and plaque at The Brae in North Queensferry were designed by Glenfield and Kennedy around 1883. The pump is a fluted cylindrical structure made of cast iron from the late 19th century. It features a decorative bucket-rest, a lion-head spout, a ball tap on the right, and a bud finial on top. Behind the pump, there is a cast-iron plaque dating from around 1822, set in a stone casing. The plaque depicts the legend of Europa and the Bull, as well as the struggle between a foreign sailor and a local woman.

Local climate

Water Pump And Plaque, The Brae, North Queensferry receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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