Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1986. Fountain.
Fountain
- WRENN ID
- ruined-facade-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 March 1986
- Type
- Fountain
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SJ 67 SE 6602 7071 2/30
DAVENHAM C.P, FOUNTAIN LANE
Fountain
II
Fountain and canopy. Late C19. Yellow sandstone ashlar. Square fountain canopy set in triangular surround. Low outer walling originally supporting railings and forming triangular surround with central opening to north west and cobble sets as paving. Eastern front of canopy: square corner piers with roll moulds to corners and moulded bases and with capital formed by the splaying outwards of the columns at their tops. Shaped archway above set in gable which has an inscription above the arch reading IN:MEMORY of JOHN:HOSKEN:HARPER:ESQ OF:DAVENHAM:HALL. Crow-steps behind gable. Octagonal shaft to spire above with coat of arms and band of fig leaf ornament at top, gablets to all sides behind which rises the octagonal spirelet. Octagonal basin to fountain with fountainhead of lions head with spout in mouth on circular moulded shaft. Western side, similar to Eastern front with inscription reading HE:WAS:A:FATHER:TO:THE:POOR:AND:THE:CAUSE: WHICH:HE:KNEW:NOT:HE:SEARCHED:OUT:JOB CH.29V.16.
Listing NGR: SJ 66033 70721
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