Drinking Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 1978. Drinking fountain. 1 related planning application.

Drinking Fountain

WRENN ID
third-ashlar-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Country
England
Date first listed
27 April 1978
Type
Drinking fountain
Address
Drinking Fountain, Hightown, Sandbach
OS grid reference
SJ 756 608
Coordinates
53.14444, -2.36488
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: related consents · flood risk · radon risk · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The drinking fountain, built in 1897, is a Grade II listed structure designed by architect Thomas Bower, who also designed the Town Hall. It is made of stone and has a circular plan. The base features a central basin with four projecting stoups, surrounded by a ring of eight Tuscan columns. These columns support a shaped canopy that includes a triglyph frieze, shaped gablets, and a ball-headed shaped pinnacle.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. The Literary Institute Grade II 20 m
  2. 5 and 7, Hightown Grade II 30 m
  3. Trustee Savings Bank Grade II 31 m
  4. 4, Hope Street Grade II 43 m
  5. 6, Middlewich Road Grade II 67 m
  6. Hope Chapel Grade II 76 m
  7. K6 Telephone Kiosk in Front of the Town Hall Grade II 89 m
  8. Sandbach Methodist Church and Sunday School Grade II 91 m
  9. 11, Hope Street Grade II 98 m
  10. Town Hall and Market Hall Grade II 113 m