Drinking fountain

Drinking fountain, St Nicholas Street

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1279656
Date first listed:: 04-Mar-1977
List Entry Name:: Drinking fountain
Statutory Address:: Drinking fountain, St Nicholas Street

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1279656
Date first listed:: 04-Mar-1977
Date of most recent amendment:: 30-Dec-1994
List Entry Name:: Drinking fountain
Statutory Address 1:: Drinking fountain, St Nicholas Street

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Drinking fountain, St Nicholas Street

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: City of Bristol (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: ST 58877 72938

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 2 November 2023 to amend details in the description and to reformat the text to current standards

ST5872NE 901-1/16/663

BRISTOL ST NICHOLAS STREET, Centre (North side) Drinking fountain

(Formerly Listed as: ST NICHOLAS STREET Drinking fountain on wall of covered market)

04/03/77

GV II

Drinking fountain. 1859. Sculpted by Wills Brothers (W and T Wills) of London. Cast-iron. Very decorative fountain with a young head of Queen Victoria with cherub supporters.

Listing NGR: ST5887772938

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Legacy System number:: 380491
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.