Drinking Fountain and Water Trough Opposite Entrance to Castle Grounds
DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND WATER TROUGH OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO CASTLE GROUNDS, GREEN DYKES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1086704
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Drinking Fountain and Water Trough Opposite Entrance to Castle Grounds
- Statutory Address:
- DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND WATER TROUGH OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO CASTLE GROUNDS, GREEN DYKES
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1086704
- Date first listed:
- 09-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Drinking Fountain and Water Trough Opposite Entrance to Castle Grounds
- Statutory Address 1:
- DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND WATER TROUGH OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO CASTLE GROUNDS, GREEN DYKES
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND WATER TROUGH OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO CASTLE GROUNDS, GREEN DYKES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Egremont
- National Grid Reference:
- NY0091310511
Details
NY 01 SW (INSET) EGREMONT GREEN DYKES (North
side) Egremont
9/26 Drinking fountain &
water-trough opposite
entrance to Castle
grounds
II
Drinking fountain and water-trough with dated sans-serif inscription on
fountain: PRESENTED BY ALEXANDER COOK ESQ. OF CHICAGO TO HIS NATIVE TOWN AD
1904. Mason's name given on plinth: WILLIAM BODDIE (?) CLAIR STREET
ABERDEEEN. Polished grey and pink granite. Fountain on right has square plinth
block on 3 steps; bowl to north, south, and east faces above with consoles
supporting corner shafts. Corniced top with ball finial to fluted dome.
Water-trough on left.
Listing NGR: NY0091310511
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 76122
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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