Sink
Shanks and Co. Ltd.
Category
Historic Services / Water & sewage
Date
Unknown
Materials
china & brass
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1171479
Summary
A historic water system comprising of a Dalmeny Shanks and Co. Ltd, Barrhead, Scotland Patentees china sink with two brass taps and waste away, each labelled with china identification. There is report to have been a filter bed of approx. 3m of fine sand which may have been in use for as long as 400 years, but is now on neighbouring land. Also there is reported to be a reservoir on the hill.
Makers and roles
Shanks and Co. Ltd., manufacturer