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Lawson Memorial, Aspatria
Lawson Memorial
Street:-   Market Place
locality:-   Aspatria
civil parish:-   Aspatria (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   memorial
locality type:-   water trough
locality type:-   drinking fountain
coordinates:-   NY14334178
1Km square:-   NY1441
10Km square:-   NY14


photograph
BNY61.jpg (taken 15.8.2007)  
photograph
BNY63.jpg  Bas relief of Sir Wilfrid Lawson, baronet, 1829-1906.
(taken 15.8.2007)  

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Sir Wilfred Lawson Memorial
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"SIR WILFRED LAWSON MEMORIAL AND DRINKING TROUGH / / MARKET PLACE / ASPATRIA / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 410431 / NY1433141786"
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"Monument and drinking trough. Dated 1907, erected by public subscription; sculptor L. Fritz Roselieb. Calciferous sandstone with granite dressings, cast bronze plaques and figure. Stepped octagonal grey granite plinth under square sandstone base with angle columns of Shap granite. Each face has sculpted bronze drinking bowls. Sandstone shaft has side bronze plaques of Peace and Temperance, bust of Sir Wilfred Lawson 1829-1906 and rear inscription. Bronze figure of St George and Dragon; all signed and dated by the sculptor. Horse drinking-trough adjoins at front."


photograph
BNY62.jpg  Panel, biography of Sir Wilfrid Lawson.
 

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