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drinking fountain, Whitehaven
Street:-   Lowther Street
locality:-   Whitehaven
civil parish:-   Whitehaven (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   drinking fountain
coordinates:-   NX97591793
1Km square:-   NX9717
10Km square:-   NX91


photograph
BPL62.jpg  Cast iron, presumably 1897 replacing an earlier fitting of 1859? with the Lowther coat of arms.
"1897 / 1859 / WHITEHAVEN" and a more recent sculpture added by the side; but no water.
(taken 15.7.2008)  

evidence:-   drawing:- Butler 1982-92
source data:-   drinking fountain, Lowther Street, Whitehaven drawn by David Butler
courtesy of David Butler
image  click to enlarge
PR1451.jpg
item:-  private collection : 377
Image © see bottom of page

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