Listed Building: PUMP HOUSE (102213)

1. 865 MARKET PLACE (East Side) Pump House ST 8806 1/63 27.10.50. I GV 2. Built against Churchyard wall. Dated 1760. An inscription explains that it was erected by John Bastard in memory of the fire of 1731. It consists of a pedimented canopy supported on Roman Doric columns, and is an example of the Bastards' later and more severely classical style. The entablature has triglyphs and other classical detail. Portland stone. In 1897 a fountain was substituted for the pump. All the listed buildings in Market Place, and Nos 59 to 73 (odd) East Street, Conyer's Filling Station, Nos 1 to 7 (odd), Nos 2 to 8 (even) and No 12 West Street, and Church of St Peter and St Paul form a group. Listing NGR: ST8853406295

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Feb 24 2022 1:51PM