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Samuel Turner Memorial Drinking Fountain

A Grade II Listed Building in Buxton, Derbyshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.259 / 53°15'32"N

Longitude: -1.9135 / 1°54'48"W

OS Eastings: 405868

OS Northings: 373558

OS Grid: SK058735

Mapcode National: GBR HZ2R.JG

Mapcode Global: WHBBS.LB1X

Plus Code: 9C5W735P+HJ

Entry Name: Samuel Turner Memorial Drinking Fountain

Listing Date: 31 January 1997

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1257899

English Heritage Legacy ID: 463337

ID on this website: 101257899

Location: Buxton, High Peak, Derbyshire, SK17

County: Derbyshire

District: High Peak

Electoral Ward/Division: Buxton Central

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Buxton

Traditional County: Derbyshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Derbyshire

Church of England Parish: Buxton with Burbage and King Sterndale

Church of England Diocese: Derby

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Description



BUXTON

SK0573NE THE CRESCENT
616-1/3/87 (South East side)
Samuel Turner Memorial Drinking
Fountain

GV II

Drinking fountain surmounted by a lamp. 1878, restored late
C20. Ashlar with cast-iron lamp. 4 step octagonal ashlar base,
with square ashlar drinking fountain above.
Each face has a chamfered animal drinking bowl with rusticated
round arch, keystone and plain flanking pilasters. Above a
moulded round arch between Ionic pilasters topped by a
segmental pediment, with a marble bowl fed by water from a
carved ashlar lions head.
North-east face inscribed 1878/ ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC
SUBSCRIPTION/ AS A MEMORIAL OF/ SAMUEL TURNER/ WHO DIED OCT 4
1876. AGED 73 YEARS, south-east inscribed TREASURER TO THE/
DEVONSHIRE HOSPITAL AND/ BUXTON BATH CHARITY/ AND A MEMBER OF/
THE BUXTON LOCAL BOARD, south-west inscribed CHURCHWARDEN/ OF
THE PARISH/ DURING FORTY THREE YEARS and north-west inscribed
A NATIVE OF BUXTON/ AN ACTIVE AND USEFUL TOWNSMAN/ A GOOD
NEIGHBOUR/ AND A KIND FRIEND. Topped by an ashlar dome with a
very ornate iron standard supporting a large octagonal
lantern.


Listing NGR: SK0586873558

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