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| drinking fountain, Egremont | ||
| Street:- | Green Dykes | |
| civil parish:- | Egremont (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | drinking fountain | |
| locality type:- | water trough | |
| coordinates:- | NY00911051 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY0010 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY01 | |
| SummaryText:- | granite with knobs on | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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 CGA10.jpg (taken 28.4.2017)  CGA11.jpg Inscription:- "PRESENTED BY / ALEXANDER COOK / OF CHICAGO / TO HIS NATIVE TOWN / A.D. 1904" (taken 28.4.2017) |
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| evidence:- | drawing:- Butler 1982-92 |
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| source data:- | drinking fountain, Green Dykes, Egremont drawn by David Butler courtesy of David Butler  click to enlargePR1467.jpg "[A C]" "[Presented by / Alexander Cork, Esq. / of Chicago / to his native town / A.D. 1904]" "[Wm. Boddie / St Clair St. / Aberdeen]" item:- private collection : 377 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "DRINKING FOUNTAIN AND WATER TROUGH OPPOSITE ENTRANCE TO CASTLE GROUNDS / / GREEN DYKES / EGREMONT / COPELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 76122 / NY0091110512" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Drinking fountain and water-trough with dated sans-serif inscription on fountain: PRESENTED BY ALEXANDER COOK ESQ. OF CHICAGO TO HIS NATIVE TOWN AD 1904. Mason's name given on plinth: WILLIAM BODDIE (?) CLAIR STREET ABERDEEEN. Polished grey and pink granite. Fountain on right has square plinth block on 3 steps; bowl to north, south, and east faces above with consoles supporting corner shafts. Corniced top with ball finial to fluted dome. Water-trough on left." |
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