Gothic Drinking Fountain on North West Corner
GOTHIC DRINKING FOUNTAIN ON NORTH WEST CORNER, LINCOLNS INN FIELDS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379337
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Gothic Drinking Fountain on North West Corner
- Statutory Address:
- GOTHIC DRINKING FOUNTAIN ON NORTH WEST CORNER, LINCOLNS INN FIELDS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379337
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jul-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Gothic Drinking Fountain on North West Corner
- Statutory Address 1:
- GOTHIC DRINKING FOUNTAIN ON NORTH WEST CORNER, LINCOLNS INN FIELDS
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:
- GOTHIC DRINKING FOUNTAIN ON NORTH WEST CORNER, LINCOLNS INN FIELDS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 30668 81409
Details
CAMDEN
TQ3081SE LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
798-1/106/1065 (North West side)
01/07/98 Gothic drinking fountain on
north-west corner
GV II
Drinking fountain. 1861, restored c1992. Stone. Rectangular
gabled 2-stage slab with semicircular basin on a half pedestal
flanked by block steps to plinth. 2nd stage with spout has
carved Celtic crosses set in rectangular patterning to all
sides. Gables with ball-flower cornices and central, cusped
gable inscribed "The Fear of the Lord is a Fountain of Life".
Restored stone finial being a pierced roundel with 3 swirling
mouchettes.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the name of the donor is unknown but a letter
read out to an 1860 meeting of the District Board of Works
states that "A lady residing in the neighbourhood of London is
anxious to be permitted to put up a Drinking Fountain at her
own expense in this Parish and prefers to place it in
Lincoln's Inn Fields". This is an early public drinking
fountain erected at the time when the St Giles's parish wells
were polluted with sewage and the Board of Works were
realising the need to provide pure public water: Lincoln's Inn
Fields was being restored and renovated at the time.
Listing NGR: TQ3066881409
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 478716
- 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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