Drinking Fountain, Church Road, Stannington
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Drinking Fountain, Church Road, Stannington by Geoff Holland as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Drinking Fountain, Church Road, Stannington
Image: © Geoff Holland Taken: 13 Sep 2022
Dated 1902 this Grade II Listed drinking fountain stands on a stepped square base with a spout and bowl, and carrying a circular column with an inscription relating to how the fountain water was brought to the village by Viscount Ridley, to commemorate the Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. It has a moulded cap with ball finial. It also doubles as a War Memorial.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
55.108017
Longitude
-1.669084