Church of St. James, Edward VII Drinking Fountain
Church of St. James, Edward VII Drinking Fountain
HER Number
5210
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Church of St. James, Edward VII Drinking Fountain
Place
Benwell
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Supply Site
Site Type: Specific
Drinking Fountain
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Drinking fountain located at the intersection between Atkinson Road and Benwell Lane, integrated in the boundary wall and railings to St. James Church. The fountain is of sandstone with polished granite splashback to the recess and turned polished granite shafts either side of the basin. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
421810
Northing
564070
Grid Reference
NZ421810564070
Sources
<< HER 5210 >> T. Coulter & R. Ogilvy, in association with City Design, 2002, Monuments, War Memorials, Drinking Fountains - Condition & Recommendatations, p 44-45; Ian Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer and Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear, p 44