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Latitude: 51.9606 / 51°57'37"N
Longitude: -0.3913 / 0°23'28"W
OS Eastings: 510630
OS Northings: 230340
OS Grid: TL106303
Mapcode National: GBR H5Q.3VL
Mapcode Global: VHFR2.5ZHF
Entry Name: Villagers Pump at Junction of Village Street with Barton Road
Listing Date: 24 October 1988
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1103255
English Heritage Legacy ID: 163021
Location: Hexton, North Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, SG5
County: Hertfordshire
District: North Hertfordshire
Civil Parish: Hexton
Built-Up Area: Hexton
Traditional County: Hertfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire
Church of England Parish: Hexton
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
HEXTON HEXTON
TL 1030
8/11 Villagers Pump at
- junction of village
street with Barton Road
GV II
Village pump with integral signpost (disused) and added lamp and
direction indicating arms. On plate affixed above spout 'ERECTED/APRIL
1846/BY CAROLINE YOUNG/DE LAUTOUR/FOR THE USE OF/HEXTON/VILLAGERS'. On
plate below the spout 'FREEMAN ROE/ENGINEERS/70 STRAND/LONDON'.
Hexagonal platform with post at each corner probably c.1908, re-opened
for use 1934, now disused. Pump and corner posts cast iron, painted
white. Handle wrought iron. Blue brick bull-nosed edging to platform and
steps on N. A tall octagonal Gothick iron pump with octagonal
base-plate, high moulded base, moulded octagonal shaft, tapered
octagonal finial supporting a small 4-armed cross-shaped signpost with a
C20 street lantern fixed centrally on top. About 3M overall height.
Direction arms fixed by straps at finial level. Panelled sides to pump
with trefoil heads. On E face a large single spout with 2 rings and a
bucket spur. Long S-shaped iron handle on N face with openwork thistle
finial. (Branch Johnson (1970)168).
Listing NGR: TL1063030340
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