The Poynder Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 1985. Fountain.
The Poynder Fountain
- WRENN ID
- over-buttress-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 July 1985
- Type
- Fountain
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ST 8268 BOX HIGH STREET
3/165 The Poynder Fountain
GV II
Drinking fountain, dated 1878, ashlar with pink granite column shafts and grey granite base with bowl to front and trough to rear. Ornate Gothic structure with ashlar crocketted Gothic gable to front and rear carried on 2 ashlar piers rising from the grey granite base paired with outer pink granite piers rising from ground level. Narrow pierced side openings with small gable. Centre front gable is pierced by pointed arch, richly carved with Poynder arms in apex. Rear similar arch is infilled by open 2 arch screen with cusping and cusped trefoil over. Granite centre and side shafts, centre capital is bronze with griffin water spouts at angles. Rear inscription recording W.H. Poynder of Hartham Park as donor of fountain and Col. Northey as donor of the spring and site. Formerly surrounded by ornate iron railings, of which the stone plinth survives.
Listing NGR: ST8257668518
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