Description

A 192 , Holywell,
NZ 37 SW
Whitley Bay (east side)
8/10 Drinking fountain
west of Holywell
Manor House
GV II
Drinking fountain as Boer War Memorial, c.1902. Grey and pink granite.
Circular drum with moulded plinth and cornice; small basin on east and trough
on north, both with moulded edges. On side of drum inscription to Smith Bewick
and William Coxon, who fell at Shoreman's Drift and Rheinosterfontein, South
Africa, in 1901. Vase rests on drum, under domed canopy with ball finial
(removed for repair at time of survey) on 4 columns.

Listing NGR: NZ3179374481

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 9 February 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26652555

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)