Sedgwick Fountain

Sedgwick Fountain is a memorial fountain located on Main Street in Dent, dating from the late 19th century. It commemorates Adam Sedgwick, who was the Woodwardian Professor of Geology at Cambridge University from 1785 to 1873. The fountain is made of roughly-hewn pink granite and features a roughly rectangular base with a trough cut into it. A massive, irregular tapered pier rises from the base, which has an arched drinking fountain cut into it. To the right of the fountain, the name "ADAM SEDGWICK" is inscribed in Gothick lettering, with the dates "1785-1873" below. The fountain is part of a group that includes Sedgwick Cottage, the gateway to the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, and Ivy Cottage.