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Drinking Fountain

A Grade II Listed Building in Woolton, Liverpool

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3834 / 53°23'0"N

Longitude: -2.8621 / 2°51'43"W

OS Eastings: 342755

OS Northings: 387737

OS Grid: SJ427877

Mapcode National: GBR 7ZY.T4

Mapcode Global: WH87H.07D2

Plus Code: 9C5V94MQ+85

Entry Name: Drinking Fountain

Listing Date: 14 March 1975

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1068218

English Heritage Legacy ID: 214135

ID on this website: 101068218

Location: Gateacre, Liverpool, Merseyside, L25

County: Liverpool

Electoral Ward/Division: Woolton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Liverpool

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Gateacre St Stephen

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

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Description


SJ 4287 GATEACRE BROW
(north side)
L25

41/487 Drinking
fountain
14.3.75
G.V. II


Drinking fountain with canopy in form of ancient market
cross. 1883. Stone with pyramidal stone slate roof.
Elliptical arches to all sides with cartouche keys. Much
Jacobean ornament, beasts in spandrels, cornice over and
alternate masks and mermaids above; Liverpool arms to south-
east. Inscription reads "ERECTED\BY THE PEOPLE
OF\GATEACRE:IN MEMORY\OF JOHN. H.:WILSON\1883". Strapwork
cornices and gargoyle to north. Ball finial to roof.


Listing NGR: SJ4275587737

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