| Name: | DRINKING FOUNTAIN; EARLSDON AVE; EARLSDON |
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| HER no.: | MCT765 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
A Victorian drinking fountain in Earlsdon Avenue South..
| Grid Reference: | SP 3238 7763 |
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| Former Parish: | St. Michael's |
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Monument Type(s):
- FOUNTAIN (19th Century - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Kenilworth Road Conservation Area
- Listed Building (II): Earlsdon Drinking Fountain
Full description
<1> Coventry City Council, City of Coventry Local List of Buildings, - (-INDEX). SCT703.
Victorian, cast iron, lost internal workings but outer casing remains.
Restored by Coventry Civic Amenity Society early 1970s. Listed for rarity value.
<2> John Smith & Sons, 2007, Coventry: The Earlsdon Fountain Restoration Project (--PROJECT BRIEF). SCT2211.
The manufacturer was a company called George Smith & Company Limited, Sun Foundry of Port Dundas Road in Glasgow. The company began in 1858 and quickly expanded moving to Parliamentary Road in 1875 were they remained until 1896. An identical fountain is located in Harwich, suggested to be dated 1862, which suggests that is very much Victorian. It is suggested that perhaps the fountain was relocated around 1920.City Council records show that it was restored to some degree in the 1970s.
<3> English Heritage, 2017, List Entry Summary (---LIST OF BUILDINGS). SCT2284.
An octagonal structure sitting on a tapered plinth with a concave waist. There is a water bowl to the west and east faces, each with a brass water tap above, and there are also two openings at the base of the structure that serve as water basins for animals. The structure is topped by an ogee cupola with a gold-painted acorn finial and an embossed motif incorporating a fleur-de-lis to the north, east, south and west faces. The band below the cupola has decorative bolts at regular intervals that have been painted gold.
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SCT703 -INDEX: Coventry City Council. City of Coventry Local List of Buildings. -. |
| <2> | SCT2211 --PROJECT BRIEF: John Smith & Sons. 2007. Coventry: The Earlsdon Fountain Restoration Project. Kirkman, G.. 5. |
| <3> | SCT2284 ---LIST OF BUILDINGS: English Heritage. 2017. List Entry Summary. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records: none recorded
Images
 Earlsdon Avenue South Drinking Fountain © Coventry City Council |
 Earlsdon Avenue South Drinking Fountain sign © Coventry City Council |
 Earlsdon Avenue Drining Fountain April 1994 © Coventry City Council |
 Earlsdon Avenue Drining Fountain April 1994 © Coventry City Council |
 Earlsdon Avenue South Drinking Fountain sign © Coventry City Council |
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