Drinking fountain

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Drinking fountain by Jonathan Kington as part of the Geograph project.

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Drinking fountain

Image: © Jonathan Kington Taken: 18 Feb 2010

This old, disused, drinking fountain is situated next to an old horse trough (Image) on the junction of Congleton Road and Fountain Court. The stone plaque set into the wall above reads: 1861 FOR THE REFRESHMENT OF WEARY TRAVELLERS MAY GOD SPEED THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY For a wider view see Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.121483
Longitude
-2.169107