Benwell, Church of St. James, Edward VII Drinking Fountain

HER Number:
5210

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Benwell, Church of St. James, Edward VII Drinking Fountain

Place:
Benwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:
Fountain

Site Type: Specific:
Drinking Fountain

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

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:
2181

Northing:
6407

Grid Reference:
NZ21816407

Lats/Lons:

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