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Belvedere Road, COVENTRY, CV5 6PG

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm75415

Looking across Earlsdon Avenue as it leaves Stivichall Common. For close ups of the drinking fountain on the right, see Image and Image

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

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

The drinking fountain on Earlsdon Avenue South has been restored in 2015 complete with water supply. The water from the taps drains via the upper bowls down to a reservoir in the base available to passing dogs, cats and what have you. In 2008: Image] As can be seen from a comparison of the two photos it has been turned through 90 degrees and is slightly further away from the road. According to the Historic England listing the fountain is one (and the only operational) of two surviving drinking fountains of this type manufactured by George Smith & Co. at the Sun Foundry, Glasgow. It was originally erected in 1870 outside Image] in the city centre (visible in a Francis Frith postcard of c. 1884, when it appears to have been surmounted by a lamp) and later moved to this location in 1921 after the opening of the nearby Memorial Park. It was reputedly in operation until the 1970s although I can't recall it working in the 1960s. The other fountain can be seen here: Image] (2008) and a closer view (repainted) in 2017: Image] Another very similar casting: Image] and two others with similar bases: Image] (Faversham, 2014) and Image] (2005) External links : Original location (Frith): https://www.francisfrith.com/coventry/coventry-church-of-st-john-the-baptist-c1884_17127 Historic England listing: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1443610

There is an OS benchmark Image on the wall near the left hand edge of the image

A kerbside electric vehicle charging point. A second one is further up the road, hidden by the tree at the pavement edge.

There is an OS benchmark Image on the near corner, right hand face, of the pair of houses in the left half of the image

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm75414