Drinking Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. Fountain.
Drinking Fountain
- WRENN ID
- silver-quartz-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Type
- Fountain
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 20 June 2023 to amend the address, and to reformat the text to current standards
NZ2129NW 634-1/12/32
BISHOP AUCKLAND DURHAM CHARE Drinking fountain
(Formerly listed as GIB CHARE (North side) Drinking fountain, previously listed as: BISHOP AUKLAND GIB CHARE Drinking Fountain near the bridge over the River Gaunless)
20/09/72
GV II
Drinking fountain. Dated 1873. For Temperance League. Dressed stone and ashlar. Square plan, Gothic Revival style. Roll moulded segmental arch over round-lipped basin of ogee projection above chamfered base. Side and rear panels have small arches, open on right return. Front arch lintel has sloped sides above which high coping is broached to two octagonal stages and cast-iron finial, probably originally lampholder.
Inscription ERECTED BY THE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY 1873 above lintel. Damaged water pipe inside left. No longer functioning.
Listing NGR: NZ2130229964
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