Simpson Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Liverpool local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1985. Fountain.

Simpson Fountain

WRENN ID
twelfth-foundation-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Liverpool
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1985
Type
Fountain
Address
Simpson Fountain, Chapel Street
OS grid reference
SJ 339 904
Coordinates
53.40702, -2.99533
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Simpson Fountain is an 1885 stone fountain attached to the retaining wall of the Church of Our Lady and St. Nicholas. It features a granite plinth and is designed in an elaborate Late Gothic style. The fountain has a four-centred arched niche that includes a portrait head and decorative panelling above. It is flanked by buttresses and topped with pinnacles that support heraldic beasts. The structure is capped with an ogival cap and a foliated finial.

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