Monument record MLI93165 - Memorial Pump, Saltfleet
Summary
Memorial pump, dating from 1906. Built to commorate Trooper Freshney, who died in 1906 after being seriously wounded at the Battle of Colenso.
Type and Period (2)
- COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT (Edwardian to 21st Century - 1906 AD to 2050 AD)
- PUMP (Edwardian to 21st Century - 1906 AD to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
Memorial pump, dating from 1906. Constructed of limestone ashlar, and in the form of a square, low plinth with a smaller, higher square plinth on top, with a water spout on the south side. Above this is the main tall rectangular block, which carries the inscription. The pump was erected to the memory of Trooper Frederick Allen Freshney, who received serious wounds on the 15th December 1899 at the Battle of Colenso (South Africa), during the Boer War. Freshney never recovered from his wounds, and died in May 1906. The pump was paid for by friends of Tropper Freshney, and built by the Lincoln masons firm of Messrs A.J. Tuttell. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {1}{2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI5887 Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 6/65.
- <2> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1165914.
- <3> SLI14624 Bibliographic Reference: Michael Credland. 2014. The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire. p.10.
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Location
Grid reference | TF 45402 93909 (point) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | SKIDBROOKE WITH SALTFLEET HAVEN, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Dec 4 2023 3:42PM
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