Drinking fountain near railway crossing is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1976. A Victorian Drinking fountain.
Drinking fountain near railway crossing
- WRENN ID
- blind-bailey-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1976
- Type
- Drinking fountain
- Period
- Victorian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 18/11/2020
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BARROW IN FURNESS Askam In Furness DUKE STREET (east side) Drinking fountain near railway crossing
(Formerly Listed as: DUKE STREET, Askam Drinking fountain)
06/05/76
GV II Drinking fountain. 1897 Walter MacFarlane and Co of Glasgow. Cast-iron. Four-columned umbrella over fountain on stone plinth. Fluted columns with ornamental bases and capitals support moulded and cusped arches with pierced spandrels and corner dragons. Roundels above each arch: that to Duke Street with cartouche inscribed 'ERECTED IN MEMORY OF HER MAJESTYS DIAMOND JUBILEE'; above it the motto 'KEEP THE PAVEMENT DRY'. Pierced canopy with crown finial. The fountain beneath has broad bowl on clustered column. The rear roundel of the canopy depicts Queen Victoria whilst the side roundels both bear herons.
A matching fountain exists at Dalton-in-Furness, Market Place (qv).
Listing NGR: SD2149277649
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