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Christ Church Gardens Drinking Fountain

A Grade II Listed Building in Southwark, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5062 / 51°30'22"N

Longitude: -0.1057 / 0°6'20"W

OS Eastings: 531566

OS Northings: 180282

OS Grid: TQ315802

Mapcode National: GBR NG.F8

Mapcode Global: VHGR0.3DZQ

Plus Code: 9C3XGV4V+FP

Entry Name: Christ Church Gardens Drinking Fountain

Listing Date: 17 September 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376594

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470599

ID on this website: 101376594

Location: North Southwark, Southwark, London, SE1

County: London

District: Southwark

Electoral Ward/Division: Cathedrals

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Southwark

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Southwark Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

Tagged with: Drinking fountain

Description


SOUTHWARK

TQ3180 BLACKFRIARS ROAD 636-1/1/886 Christ Church Gardens Drinking Fountain

II

Drinking fountain. 1900. Erected by the Metropolitan Public Gardens association at the expense of John Passmore Edwards the philanthropist, who also provided 3 other drinking fountains in different parts of London. Chamfered square stone base on plinth with sculptured bowl to one side and metal bowl to the other. Central chamfered square stone feature with pyramidal roof has copper inscription. 4 bracketed wooden corner posts support conical tiled roof with elaborate copper finial. The whole structure is set on an octagonal step. The other drinking fountains which Passmore Edwards provided were at Hoxton Square, Duncan Terrace, Islington and Leyton Square, Camberwell, and were all completely different.



Listing NGR: TQ3156680282

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