Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| drinking fountain, Askam in Furness | ||
| locality:- | Askam in Furness | |
| civil parish:- | Askam and Ireleth (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | memorial | |
| locality type:- | drinking fountain | |
| coordinates:- | SD21497765 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD2177 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD27 | |
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 BMJ85.jpg (taken 11.7.2006)  BMJ86.jpg Cast iron; the fountain was:- "ERECTED IN COMMEMORATION OF HER MAJESTY'S DIAMOND JUBILEE 1897" (taken 11.7.2006) |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "DRINKING FOUNTAIN NEAR RAILWAY CROSSING / / DUKE STREET / ASKAM AND IRELETH / BARROW IN FURNESS / CUMBRIA / II / 388466 / SD2149277649" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Drinking fountain. 1897. Cast-iron. 4-columned umbrella over fountain on stone plinth. Fluted columns with ornamental bases and capitals support moulded and cusped arches with pierced spandrels and corner dragons. Roundels above each arch: that to Duke Street with cartouche inscribed 'ERECTED IN MEMORY OF HER MAJESTYS DIAMOND JUBILEE'; above it the motto 'KEEP THE PAVEMENT DRY'. Pierced canopy with crown finial. The fountain beneath has broad bowl on clustered column. The rear roundel of the canopy depicts Queen Victoria whilst the side roundels both bear herons. A matching fountain exists at Dalton-in-Furness, Market Place (qv)." |
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