Chelston Drinking Fountain And Railings Enclosing Green is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1994. Drinking fountain.
Chelston Drinking Fountain And Railings Enclosing Green
- WRENN ID
- sombre-corner-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torbay
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 May 1994
- Type
- Drinking fountain
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TORQUAY
SX9063 WALNUT ROAD, Chelston 885-1/17/347 Chelston drinking fountain and railings enclosing green
II
Drinking fountain and railings to green. 1897 (datestone), given by Francis and Elizabeth Bigge of Hennapyn. Granite and limestone trough; cast-iron railings. Cast-iron railings enclose a small triangular green; the drinking fountain is sited in a recess on the east side. Fountain consists of an octagonal granite bowl on a limetone stem, trefoil on plan, with 3 trefoil-headed arches. The foot of the stem is also trefoil on plan and forms a bowl for dogs to drink from. Fountain fed by a swan-necked lead pipe emerging from the ground inside the railings and terminating in a Celtic beast's head. Round section railings have spear finials and stout cylindrical standards (some replaced) with acorn finials.
Listing NGR: SX9023063672
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