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Public drinking fountain commemorating Lady Mount Temple

A Grade II Listed Building in St Marychurch, Torbay

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.4808 / 50°28'50"N

Longitude: -3.5169 / 3°31'0"W

OS Eastings: 292472

OS Northings: 65654

OS Grid: SX924656

Mapcode National: GBR QX.220T

Mapcode Global: FRA 37JS.FP4

Plus Code: 9C2RFFJM+86

Entry Name: Public drinking fountain commemorating Lady Mount Temple

Listing Date: 3 May 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1207749

English Heritage Legacy ID: 390474

ID on this website: 101207749

Location: The Downs, Babbacombe, Torbay, Devon, TQ1

County: Torbay

Electoral Ward/Division: St Marychurch

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Torquay

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Babbacombe All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: Bird bath Statue Memorial

Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 21 November 2024 to amend the name, address and description, and add a reference to Selected sources and reformat the text to current standards

SX9265
885-1/12/311

TORQUAY
Babbacombe
BABBACOMBE DOWNS ROAD (north east side)
Public drinking fountain commemorating Lady Mount Temple

(Formerly listed as Birdbath commemorating Baroness Mount Temple)

II
Public drinking fountain with statue by sculptor Arthur George Walker. c1903. Ashburton marble on a baluster stem with moulded foot. A green basalt cylindrical moulded plinth in the centre of the bowl supports a small, naturalistic bronze statue of Lady Mount Temple, the art collector who lived at tthe house in Beach Road now called the Babbacombe Cliff Hotel (qv).

Listing NGR: SX9247265654

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