Barmoor Lane, fountain in wall

Barmoor Lane, fountain in wall

HER Number
8330
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Barmoor Lane, fountain in wall
Place
Ryton
Map Sheet
NZ16SW
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Supply Site
Site Type: Specific
Fountain
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
C14 canopy re-used in late C19 to form fountain. Sandstone headstops to
crocketed canopy on stone lintel; shouldered head to recess formerly containing
fountain. Pevsner - unusual drinking fountain, the cover a re-used medieval crocketed canopy, possibly from old Durham Market House (cf. masonry at nearby Thorpe House). LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
414970
Northing
564620
Grid Reference
NZ414970564620
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 3/80; Ian Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer and Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Monuments and Sculpture of Tyne and Wear, p 44