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Title
The Cornhill Water Pump
Date
1799
Medium
cast iron & granite
Accession number
EC4_MRF_S032
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
City of London Corporation
Custodian
City of London Corporation
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
04/01/50
Access
at all times
Inscription description
south side (in relief): ON / THIS SPOT / A / WELL / WAS FIRST MADE / AND / A HOUSE / OF CORRECTION / BUILT THEREON / BY / HENRY WALLIS / MAYOR OF LONDON / IN / THE YEAR / 1282; north side (in relief): THE / WELL / WAS DISCOVERED / MUCH ENLARGED / AND / THIS PUMP / ERECTED / IN THE / YEAR 1799 / BY THE / CONTRIBUTION / OF THE / BANK OF ENGLAND / THE EAST INDIA COMPANY / THE NEIGHBOURING FIRE OFFICES / TOGETHER WITH THE / BANKERS & TRADERS / OF THE / WARD OF CORNHILL. PHILLIPS & HORWOOD / ENGINE MAKERS / FECERUNT
