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Drinking Fountain

A Grade II Listed Building in Herne Bay, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3731 / 51°22'23"N

Longitude: 1.1272 / 1°7'38"E

OS Eastings: 617750

OS Northings: 168424

OS Grid: TR177684

Mapcode National: GBR TWZ.XFB

Mapcode Global: VHLG2.HR87

Plus Code: 9F3394FG+6V

Entry Name: Drinking Fountain

Listing Date: 14 May 1976

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1115436

English Heritage Legacy ID: 170686

ID on this website: 101115436

Location: Herne Bay, Canterbury, Kent, CT6

County: Kent

District: Canterbury

Electoral Ward/Division: Heron

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Herne Bay

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Tagged with: Drinking fountain

Description


1. 5273 CENTRAL PARADE Herne Bay ---------------- Drinking Fountain TR 1768 SE 1/115

II

2. 1887-8 Built of Portland stone. Square in shape surmounted by a crown held up by the flippers of 4 dolphins. 4 segmental pediments and cornice. 4 round-headed panels and scrolled buttresses. Plinth of 3 steps. The south aide has a stone statue of a lady in Grecian dress. The drinking fountain was presented to Herne Bay as a Jubilee Memorial of Queen Victoria's reign by Major Horation D Davies Sheriff of London end Middlesex 1887-8.

Listing NGR: TR1775068424

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