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Drinking Fountain, 2 Yards to South East of Number 1

A Grade II Listed Building in Thornbury, South Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6095 / 51°36'34"N

Longitude: -2.5262 / 2°31'34"W

OS Eastings: 363655

OS Northings: 190206

OS Grid: ST636902

Mapcode National: GBR JT.9WSR

Mapcode Global: VH87X.5TB0

Plus Code: 9C3VJF5F+RG

Entry Name: Drinking Fountain, 2 Yards to South East of Number 1

Listing Date: 17 December 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1312683

English Heritage Legacy ID: 34912

ID on this website: 101312683

Location: Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, BS35

County: South Gloucestershire

Civil Parish: Thornbury

Built-Up Area: Thornbury

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Thornbury St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


THORNBURY CASTLE STREET
4/12
(west side)
ST 6390
Drinking Fountain,
2 yards to south-
east of No 1
GV
II
1880-81 by Browne and Co of Bristol.
Limestone and polished granite course combined Romanesque/Gothic styles memorial,
incorporating a drinking fountain. Granite basin in nailhead arch. Inscription
reads:
"Erected by Public Subscription/in Addition to a window in Thornbury Church/to the
Memory of Lieut Hector Maclane, Royal Horse Artillery/who was taken Prisoner while
trying to get Water/for the Wounded, after the Battle of Maiwand/and was afterwards
Murdered/in the Camp of Ayoub Khan, Near Candahar/on 1 September 1880".


Listing NGR: ST6365590205

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