Fountain and Lamp Standard at the southern entrance to Coronation Park is a Grade II listed building in the Doncaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. Fountain. 2 related planning applications.
Fountain and Lamp Standard at the southern entrance to Coronation Park
- WRENN ID
- tattered-balcony-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Doncaster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- Fountain
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Drinking fountain and lamp standard, 1911, manufactured by George Wright Ltd of Rotherham.
MATERIALS: cast-iron.
DESCRIPTION: not inspected, information from other sources.
The ornate structure has a shaped, octagonal base with a maker’s name: GEO. WRIGHT LTD / BURTON WEIR / ROTHERHAM. At the front a narrow dog trough is set into the ground angled round the base. The main trough above is D-shaped with a rounded lip. Set in the centre of the trough is an octagonal column with a round-arched panel on each face. The front panel bears the words: CORONATION / OF / KING / GEORGE / V /22ND JUNE / 1911 / THIS / LAMP / & FOUNTAIN / WAS / ERECTED / BY / PUBLIC / SUBSCRIPTION. The column has an ogee top with alternate panels of fleur de lys motifs and rises as a lamp standard with decorative shell motifs and ladder bar (the lantern is missing).
Detailed Attributes
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