Driking Fountain In Wall To North East Of Number 12, The Villlage is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1987. Drinking fountain.
Driking Fountain In Wall To North East Of Number 12, The Villlage
- WRENN ID
- distant-niche-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1987
- Type
- Drinking fountain
- Address
- Driking Fountain In Wall To North East Of Number 12, The Villlage, Durham Road, Brancepeth, DH7 8DQ
- OS grid reference
- NZ 222 379
- Coordinates
- 54.73644, -1.65647
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The drinking fountain, located in the wall to the northeast of Number 12, The Village, is a mid-19th century structure built for the Brancepeth Estate. It is made of ashlar sandstone and features Baroque details. The fountain stands 2.5 metres high and has an enriched round-arched shell niche with a projecting oval bowl. This niche is set within a gabled surround that has a swept base and a small semicircular pediment at the top. Inside the niche, there is a carved grotesque mask that serves as a water spout, surrounded by a panelled semicircular design with guttae. Above the niche, there is a relief of the Boyne family crest.
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