Description

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SD27NW
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BARROW IN FURNESS
Askam In Furness
DUKE STREET (east side)
Drinking fountain near railway crossing

(Formerly Listed as: DUKE STREET, Askam Drinking fountain)

06/05/76

GV
II
Drinking fountain. 1897 Walter MacFarlane and Co of Glasgow. Cast-iron. Four-columned umbrella over fountain on stone plinth. Fluted columns with ornamental bases and capitals support moulded and cusped arches with pierced spandrels and corner dragons. Roundels above each arch: that to Duke Street with cartouche inscribed 'ERECTED IN MEMORY OF HER MAJESTYS DIAMOND JUBILEE'; above it the motto 'KEEP THE PAVEMENT DRY'. Pierced canopy with crown finial. The fountain beneath has broad bowl on clustered column. The rear roundel of the canopy depicts Queen Victoria whilst the side roundels both bear herons.

A matching fountain exists at Dalton-in-Furness, Market Place (qv).

Listing NGR: SD2149277649

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26512801

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)