Richardson's Drinking Fountain
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Richardson's Drinking Fountain
Image: © David Rogers Taken: 9 Sep 2010
Grade II listed drinking fountain beside Borrage Terrace on Harrogate Road. Image The inscription on the pediment reads, "THIS WELL WAS GIVEN FOR THE USE OF THE PUBLIC BY W RICHARDSON ESQ MD 1758". Limited research suggests that William Richardson was born in 1709 and died in 1783. Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.131852
Longitude
-1.527695