Memorial Drinking Fountain Opposite Main Entrance to Birkenhead Park
MEMORIAL DRINKING FOUNTAIN OPPOSITE MAIN ENTRANCE TO BIRKENHEAD PARK, BIRKENHEAD PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210161
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Memorial Drinking Fountain Opposite Main Entrance to Birkenhead Park
- Statutory Address:
- MEMORIAL DRINKING FOUNTAIN OPPOSITE MAIN ENTRANCE TO BIRKENHEAD PARK, BIRKENHEAD PARK
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- Date:
- 2005-08-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/12601/33
- Rights:
- © Dr Geoffrey Court. Source: Historic England Archive
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210161
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Memorial Drinking Fountain Opposite Main Entrance to Birkenhead Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- MEMORIAL DRINKING FOUNTAIN OPPOSITE MAIN ENTRANCE TO BIRKENHEAD PARK, BIRKENHEAD PARK
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:
- MEMORIAL DRINKING FOUNTAIN OPPOSITE MAIN ENTRANCE TO BIRKENHEAD PARK, BIRKENHEAD PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wirral (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 31246 89055
Details
BIRKENHEAD
SJ3189 BIRKENHEAD PARK 789-1/8/23 Memorial Drinking Fountain opposite 28/03/74 Main Entrance to Birkenhead Park
GV II
Drinking fountain in the form of an obelisk. Dated 1860. Polished granite. Obelisk raised up steps on a pedimented plinth. Inscription on the plinth reads "Erected by public subscription to the memory of the late John Somerville Jackson, magistrate d. June 8 1860". Small projecting fountain basins on two sides now mutilated.
Listing NGR: SJ3124689055
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 389126
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 28 Merseyside,
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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