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Silver Wedding Fountain

A Grade II Listed Building in Bromborough, Wirral

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3489 / 53°20'56"N

Longitude: -2.9974 / 2°59'50"W

OS Eastings: 333699

OS Northings: 384025

OS Grid: SJ336840

Mapcode National: GBR 7YHQ.V6

Mapcode Global: WH87L.X2TY

Plus Code: 9C5V82X3+H2

Entry Name: Silver Wedding Fountain

Listing Date: 2 December 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1343480

English Heritage Legacy ID: 215448

Also known as: Silver wedding fountain, Port Sunlight

ID on this website: 101343480

Location: Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62

County: Wirral

Electoral Ward/Division: Bromborough

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bebington

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: New Ferry St Mark

Church of England Diocese: Chester

Tagged with: Drinking fountain

Description


BEBINGTON GREENDALE ROAD SJ 3384 SE (west side) Port Sunlight 14/124 Silver Wedding Fountain

G.V. II

Drinking fountain. 1899. Pink granite. Central fountain with swept segmental hood and flanking seats swept forward at ends. Fountain has quoins and string course, semi- circular bowl on squat Ionic columns and brackets. Recess above has bronze lion mask and plaque commemorating erection. Elliptical-headed recess below bowl has small dog bowl. Flanking seats have rusticated end piers and top entablature; seats with panelled backs and ends with acanthus to knees and paw feet. Commemorates the Silver Wedding anniversary of Lord Leverhulme and his wife, and the life and influence of his parents, James and Eliza Lever.

Listing NGR: SJ3369984025

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