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HER Number:MDV74827
Name:Memorial to Queen Victoria, Clovelly

Summary

Drinking fountain erected in 1901 as a memorial to Queen Victoria.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 316 247
Map Sheet:SS32SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishClovelly
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishUNKNOWN

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old Listed Building Ref (II): 91088

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DRINKING FOUNTAIN (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1989, Clovelly, 5 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV4533.

Memorial to Queen Victoria adjacent to No 6 (Fountain Cottage).
Memorial to Queen Victoria by Countess Feodore Gleichen. Dated 1901. Mansfield stone. Rectangular upright memorial with a hipped capping, bust of Queen Victoria in relief with inscription:- "VICTORIA REGIAN IMPERATIX". Below a shell-shaped drinking bowl. Below a further inscription:- "To The Honoured Memory Of A Great Queen This Fountain Was Raised The Year of Our Lord God 1901 by Christine Hamlyn". Other details: LBS number 91088.


Unknown, 1995, Clovelly Conservation Area Partnership Scheme. Action Plan for 1996-1999, 3 (Un-published). SDV346010.


Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2006, Clovelly (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV341418.

Other details: LBS number 91088.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341418List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2006. Clovelly. Amendment to List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interes. Digital.
SDV346010Un-published: Unknown. 1995. Clovelly Conservation Area Partnership Scheme. Action Plan for 1996-1999. Torridge District Council and Devon County Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3.
SDV4533List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1989. Clovelly. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 5.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 10 2010 3:02PM