Monument record MDO4614 - Drinking Fountain, Shaftesbury

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Summary

Drinking fountain in a recess in an ashlar wall, with a cast iron spout and trough dated 1844. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

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'(127) DRINKING FOUNTAIN (85952340), near the junction of the roads from Gillingham and Sherborne, comprisies an ashlar wall with a stone recess with a four-centred head, and a cast-iron spout and trough: it is dated 1844

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  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 74.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8595 2340 (point)
Map sheet ST82SE
Civil Parish Shaftesbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 045 127
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Shaftesbury 125

Record last edited

Dec 16 2015 2:58PM

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