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Drinking Fountain, The Children's Village, Humbie

A Category C Listed Building in Humbie, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8527 / 55°51'9"N

Longitude: -2.8616 / 2°51'41"W

OS Eastings: 346154

OS Northings: 662498

OS Grid: NT461624

Mapcode National: GBR 80GR.8T

Mapcode Global: WH7VH.05L3

Plus Code: 9C7VV43Q+38

Entry Name: Drinking Fountain, The Children's Village, Humbie

Listing Name: Drinking Fountain

Listing Date: 1 June 1990

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339696

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7727

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200339696

Location: Humbie

County: East Lothian

Electoral Ward: Haddington and Lammermuir

Parish: Humbie

Traditional County: East Lothian

Tagged with: Fountain

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Description

Circa 1900. memorial drinking fountain comprised of a circa 10' high gabled shelter, harled with red-tiled skews; round-arched panel at centre inscribed with dedication and with gadrooned and guilloched stone

basin, drinking spout removed, and bronze medallion plaque at top, with girl's profile. Blank rear.

Statement of Interest

Sited by 4 Shillinghill. Dedicated to Marjory Charlotte Athanass Stewart, born 10th April 1873, died 26th November 1898.

Part of the former Humbie Children's Village built in 1906 in Arts and Crafts style. The village was built to provide holiday accommodation for children with disabilities and was made up of separate cottages with a hall and school. It became a residential care facility in the late 20th century before closing in the 1990's and being redeveloped into private housing in 2008.

List description updated 2009.

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