Drinking Trough Incorporating Ornamental Grotto On Roadside is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1988. Memorial.

Drinking Trough Incorporating Ornamental Grotto On Roadside

WRENN ID
pitched-step-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
25 February 1988
Type
Memorial
Address
Drinking Trough Incorporating Ornamental Grotto On Roadside, Batcombe
OS grid reference
ST 679 392
Coordinates
51.15159, -2.46028
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The drinking trough incorporating an ornamental grotto is a memorial to the coronation of George V, dated 1911. It is constructed from dressed freestone and coursed and squared rubble, designed in a Classical style. The structure features a small semi-circular head archway facing the roadside, complete with imposts and a dropped key, as well as carved figures and incised lettering on each side. This archway leads into a grotto lined with rubble, which is set into a bank. At the base of the archway, there is a bowl that is filled by a spout shaped like an ornamental lion's head mask. An entablature runs above, bearing a commemorative inscription of the coronation of George V. This trough is an important feature along the roadside.

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