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Horse Drinking Trough and Canopy

A Grade II Listed Building in Clifton, York

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Latitude: 53.9699 / 53°58'11"N

Longitude: -1.0972 / 1°5'49"W

OS Eastings: 459320

OS Northings: 453025

OS Grid: SE593530

Mapcode National: GBR NQSJ.8N

Mapcode Global: WHFC3.3GTY

Plus Code: 9C5WXW93+X4

Entry Name: Horse Drinking Trough and Canopy

Listing Date: 24 June 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1259204

English Heritage Legacy ID: 463134

ID on this website: 101259204

Location: York, North Yorkshire, YO30

County: York

Electoral Ward/Division: Clifton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: York

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Clifton St Philip and St James

Church of England Diocese: York

Tagged with: Abreuvoir Watering trough

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Description



YORK

SE5953SW CLIFTON GREEN
1112-1/5/214 (East side)
24/06/83 Horse Drinking Trough and canopy

II

Drinking trough and canopy. Dated 1883. Trough of grey
granite. Canopy of oak with tiled roof. Trough of rectangular
plan with rounded corners, supported on rectangular blocks of
granite and with a shallower trough underneath. Against the
north-east side there are 2 granite bollards. The south-east
end rises in an ogee shape which formerly carried a spout.
Projecting from the outer side is a drinking fountain bowl.
Below is the inscribed date '1883'. The canopy roof is
half-hipped and has alternate bands of plain and scalloped
tiles. The gablets are of oak pierced with trefoils. The roof
is supported on 4 posts, with curved braces rising to a
rectangular framework of plates supporting struts and rafters.
On the 2 long sides cast-iron signs face inwards and are
inscribed: 'ANY PERSON INJURING THE TROUGH, COVER, SEAT, OR
TREES ON CLIFTON GREEN WILL BE PROSECUTED AS THE LAW DIRECTS'.
On the short sides there are plates inscribed:'THE POLICE ARE
INSTRUCTED TO APPREHEND ANY ONE PLAYING WITH OR DIRTYING THE
WATER'.

Listing NGR: SE5932053025

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