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Listed building outline: Chelston Drinking Fountain And Railings Enclosing Green 390881

Chelston Drinking Fountain And Railings Enclosing Green 390881

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entry-date: 1994-05-02
listed-building: 1219298
name: Chelston Drinking Fountain And Railings Enclosing Green
notes: Drinking fountain and railings to green. 1897 (datestone), given by Francis and Elizabeth Bigge of Hennapyn. Granite and limestone trough; cast-iron railings. Cast-iron railings enclose a small triangular green; the drinking fountain is sited in a recess on the east side. Fountain consists of an octagonal granite bowl on a limetone stem, trefoil on plan, with 3 trefoil-headed arches. The foot of the stem is also trefoil on plan and forms a bowl for dogs to drink from. Fountain fed by a swan-necked lead pipe emerging from the ground inside the railings and terminating in a Celtic beast's head. Round section railings have spear finials and stout cylindrical standards (some replaced) with acorn finials. Listing NGR: SX9023063672
reference: 390881
start-date: 1994-05-02
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