The former Fountain Inn
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The former Fountain Inn by Ian Calderwood as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Ian Calderwood Taken: 1 Aug 2015
The Fountain was originally built as a Colliery Manager's house before being converted into an inn in the late 19th century. It closed at the end of 2013 and has now been converted back into a house. Some new houses have also been built on the former carpark.