Northern Promenade, drinking fountain

HER Number

15324

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Northern Promenade, drinking fountain

Place

Whitley Bay

Map Sheet

NZ37SE

Class

Commemorative

Site Type: Broad

Commemorative Monument

Site Type: Specific

Commemorative Monument

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

1937, Art Deco style. Set within a large stone-flagged recess. A hexagonal cast-iron pillar with a stepped top. A small basin is attached to the front panel with a small plaque: THIS FOUNTAIN WAS ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE THE CORONATION OF T.M. KING GEORGE AND QUEEN ELIZABRTH MAY 12TH 1937.Large basins are attached to the left and right side panels and there is a pair of basins attached to the base for animals. The fountain is decorated with a variety of Art Deco motifs - chevrons, fluted motifs, waves. The fountain is attached to a brick wall. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

435230

Northing

573240

Grid Reference

NZ435230573240

Sources

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1410877; Brian Singer, Northumbria University, September 2015, Investigation of paints from objects on Whitley Bay waterfront for Kier North Tyneside