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| drinking fountain, Dalton-in-Furness | ||
| Street:- | Market Place | |
| locality:- | Dalton-in-Furness | |
| civil parish:- | Dalton Town with Newton (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | drinking fountain | |
| coordinates:- | SD22657396 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD2273 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD27 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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 BUT69.jpg (taken 18.6.2011)  BUT71.jpg "ERECTED / IN / COMMEMORATION OF / HER MAJESTY'S / DIAMOND JUBILEE / 1897" (taken 18.6.2011) |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "DRINKING FOUNTAIN / / MARKET PLACE / DALTON TOWN WITH NEWTON / BARROW IN FURNESS / CUMBRIA / II / 388511 / SD2264773965" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Drinking fountain. 1897 restored 1980s. Cast-iron. 4-columned umbrello over fountain on stone plinth. Fluted columns with ornamental bases and capitals support moulded and cusped arches with pierced spandrels and corner dragons. Roundels above each arch: that to west with cartouche inscribed 'ERECTED IN MEMORY OF HER MAJESTYS DIAMOND JUBILEE'; above it the motto 'KEEP THE PAVEMENT DRY'. Pierced canopy with crown finial. The fountain beneath has broad bowl on 4-columned shaft. The rear roundel depicts Queen Victoria whilst the side roundels both depict herons. A matching fountain exists at Askam-in-Furness, Duke Street (qv)." |
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 BUT70.jpg Victoria, 1897. (taken 18.6.2011) |
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