Village Water Trough and Gabled Back Drop and Flanking Wall
VILLAGE WATER TROUGH AND GABLED BACK DROP AND FLANKING WALL, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1155890
- Date first listed:
- 11-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Village Water Trough and Gabled Back Drop and Flanking Wall
- Statutory Address:
- VILLAGE WATER TROUGH AND GABLED BACK DROP AND FLANKING WALL, MAIN STREET
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- Date:
- 2003-10-09
- Reference:
- IOE01/11525/25
- Rights:
- © Helmut Schulenburg. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1155890
- Date first listed:
- 11-Feb-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Village Water Trough and Gabled Back Drop and Flanking Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- VILLAGE WATER TROUGH AND GABLED BACK DROP AND FLANKING WALL, MAIN STREET
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.
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:
- VILLAGE WATER TROUGH AND GABLED BACK DROP AND FLANKING WALL, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Whittington
- National Grid Reference:
- SP0146020898
Details
SP 02 SW WHITTINGTON MAIN STREET
(south side)
2/126 Village water trough and gabled
back drop and flanking wall
GV II
Village water trough. Late C19. Rock-faced and dressed
limestone. Rectangular water trough in front of gabled back-drop,
placed centrally within wall c12m in length. Trough with gabled
back-drop, pointed arched recess with flat-chamfered moulded
surround with ballflower decoration. Eroded remains of possible
former standing for statue within recess. Inscription 'Waste Not,
Want Not' towards apex of gable. Stepped coping to gable, roll-
cross saddle with fleur-de-lys and metal cross at apex. Foliate
stops at bottom of coping. Wall either side stepped up towards
gable.
Listing NGR: SP0146020898
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 129231
- 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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