Listed Building: TOWN PUMP REMAINS (467426)

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Grade II
Authority Historic England
Volume/Map/Item 873-1/24/50
Date assigned 22 December 1997
Date last amended

Description

WEYMOUTH SY6878NW COVE ROW 873-1/24/50 (South side) Town Pump, remains GV II Remains of town pump. Erected 1775 at West Plains (North Quay), re-erected in present position in 1990 under the aegis of Weymouth Civic Society. Portland stone. An obelisk approx 3m high, approx 0.9m square at the base, in a series of banded courses, on a chamfered base, and to a ball terminal on pyramid capping. Opening for former handle to the W, and further opening at ground level, facing N; a few remnants of the ironwork fixings for the pump. The obelisk carries a Civic Society plaque recording the move and re-instatement here, as part of extensive environmental improvements in the area. Listing NGR: SY6802278624

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Location

Grid reference SY 6802 7862 (point)
Borough (historic) Weymouth and Portland

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May 25 2021 6:19PM