Drinking Fountain Approximately 36 Metres North West Of Church In St Pancras Old Church Gardens

This drinking fountain, located approximately 36 meters northwest of St Pancras Old Church in the church gardens, was dated 1877 on its plaque. It was manufactured by Andrew Handyside and Co of Derby for William Thornton, a senior Church Warden who donated it to the church. The fountain is made of painted cast iron and features a drum with a moulded base and cornice, resting on a circular stone base with block steps. It supports a rotunda consisting of five fluted columns with acanthus capitals, topped by an entablature that has masks on the frieze and a projecting cornice leading to a shallow dome. The dome is adorned with an acanthus leaf vase and a putto holding an urn on its shoulder. The design of the fountain is inspired by the Choragic monument of Lysicrates in Athens.