Earlsdon Drinking Fountain
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Earlsdon Drinking Fountain
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 24 Sep 2021
19th Century drinking fountain situated on Earlsdon Avenue as it leaves Stivichall Common. Manufactured by George Smith & Sons of Glasgow in the 1860s, it was originally sited outside St John the Baptist's Church in central Coventry, moving here in 1921 after the opening of nearby War Memorial Park. Grade II listed - see www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1443610. For a wider view, see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.395763
Longitude
-1.525493