Aldgate Pump
E1000092
Aldgate Pump is a historic London landmark and former public water pump on the edge of the City of London, long used as a traditional marker of distance from the capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aldgate Pump canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
London landmark
ⓘ
historic landmark ⓘ public water pump ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
cholera outbreaks in Victorian London
ⓘ
public health reforms in London ⓘ |
| category |
Grade II listed buildings in the City of London
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in the City of London ⓘ Pumps in London ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
reference point in London literature
ⓘ
symbolic eastern boundary of the City of London ⓘ traditional meeting point ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
historic monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inscription panel
ⓘ
lion-head spout ⓘ stone plinth ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England entry
ⓘ
surface form:
National Heritage List for England
|
| heritageStatus | Grade II listed structure ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedAt | junction of Aldgate High Street and Fenchurch Street ⓘ |
| locatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Aldgate Underground station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
A11 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A13 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Aldgate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
City of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | City of London Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
iron
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
London guidebooks
ⓘ
Victorian newspapers ⓘ |
| near |
Minories
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitechapel High Street NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern boundary of the City of London ⓘ |
| partOf | street furniture of the City of London ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure | contamination of water supply ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
starting point for measuring distances to Essex and East London
ⓘ
traditional marker of distance from London ⓘ |
| waterSource |
local well
ⓘ
underground aquifer ⓘ |
| waterSupplyCeased | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.