Drinking Fountain adjacent to Number 10 and opposite Number 11 Church Street

The drinking fountain, built in 1866, was designed by George Shaw for Miss Frances and Miss Maria Stanhope of Cannon Hall. It is made of sandstone and is located adjacent to Number 10 and opposite Number 11 Church Street.

The fountain is designed as an Anglo-Scandinavian standing cross with an ornate expanded base, which is mounted on a five-stepped podium. On the north side, there is an in-set water trough.

The cross features rich carvings on all four faces of the cross head and tall shaft, all framed with rope-carved designs. The cross head displays interlacing patterns, while the shaft is adorned with intertwined serpent motifs. The front elevation includes a round-headed panel at the bottom of the shaft, inscribed with a biblical quote from St John iv, 13-14, which speaks of the nature of the water provided.

The base of the fountain is shaped and expanded, deeply carved with interlocked beaked serpents, and it stands on circular steps. The upper four steps have an angled wedge cut out on the north side, into which the stone trough is set. This trough is also carved with snakes coiled around a cross and once served as a drinking fountain.