Latitude: 53.1918 / 53°11'30"N
Longitude: -2.8714 / 2°52'16"W
OS Eastings: 341877
OS Northings: 366435
OS Grid: SJ418664
Mapcode National: GBR 7B.2YVN
Mapcode Global: WH88F.V1VD
Plus Code: 9C5V54RH+PF
Entry Name: Drinking Fountain at Junction with Boughton
Listing Date: 10 January 1972
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1375953
English Heritage Legacy ID: 469932
ID on this website: 101375953
Location: Boughton, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH3
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward/Division: Boughton
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Chester
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Chester St Paul
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Drinking fountain
CHESTER CITY (EM)
SJ4166 THE MOUNT 1932-1/6/199 (East side) 10/01/72 Drinking fountain at junction with Boughton
GV II
Drinking fountain, now dry. 1872. Yellow sandstone. Hexagonal with short spire. Gothic Revival. Alternate sides of hexagon have fountains and inscribed panels: "PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF CHESTER BY MISS HUMBLE OF VICARS CROSS IN MEMORY OF THE LATE ED. HUMBLE AND THE... WHO RESIDED HERE : AND THEY BROUGHT TO HIM ALSO INFANTS THAT HE WOULD TOUCH THEM BUT WHEN THE DISCIPLES SAW IT THEY REBUKED THEM, BUT JESUS CALLED THEM UNTO HIM AND SAID SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN... : WHOSOEVER DRINKETH OF THIS WATER SHALL THIRST BUT WHOSOEVER DRINKETH OF THE WATER
THAT GIVETH LIFE SHALL NEVER... BUT THE WATER THAT I SHALL GIVE HIM... LIFE". Above the fountains, which have semicircular basins of polished granite, is inscribed "BE PITIFUL BE COURTEOUS : LOVE AS BRETHREN : BE YE OF ONE MIND".
Listing NGR: SJ4187766435
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