Memorials & monuments · North East England
Drinking Fountain, Trough, War Memorial, Steps And Railings, South-East Of No. 39
Drinking Fountain, Trough, War Memorial, Steps And Railings, South-East Of No. 39 — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-north-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
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Drinking Fountain, Trough, War Memorial, Steps And Railings, South-East Of No. 39 is a Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-north-east, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1139667). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Details LOFTUS HIGH STREET NZ 7218 (in middle of road), Loftus. 4/32 Drinking fountain, trough, war memorial, steps and railings, south-east of No. 39 - II Drinking fountain and trough, late c19; war memorial, steps and railings 1922 by W. Arrowsmith and B.J. Wormleighton. Dressed sandstone, steel, smooth Cornish granite war memorial and concrete steps. Crescent-plan retaining wall, with flat copings, ramped up to central semicircular-headed niche with vermiculate rusticated voussoirs. Iron lion-mask water spout fixed to mosaic panel in niche above segmental-plan trough. Metal lettering applied to wall above niche: "THESE LAID THE WORLD AWAY POURED OUT THE RED SWEET WINE OF YOUTH GAVE UP THE YEARS TO BE OF WORK AND JOY AND THAT UNHOPED SERENE THAT MEN CALL AGE". Railings, with stick balusters and metal wreath ornaments, on crescent wall and walls flanking the curved stairs leading up to memorial. Celtic cross on tapered shaft with chamfered square base and plinth. Metal wreath at base of south face of shaft. Metal plates bear names of fallen in 1914-18 war and in 1939-45 war. Names of designer and patron in metal lettering on base. Fountain disused at time of survey. Listing NGR: NZ7231918192 This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 10 August 2017. Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 60185 Legacy System: LBS
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Place summary
The Drinking Fountain, Trough, War Memorial, Steps and Railings, located south-east of No. 39 in Loftus, North-East England, is a Grade II listed building. This memorial serves as a tribute to local history and is notable for its architectural significance within the parish.
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- Coordinates
- 54.5538, -0.8834
- District
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Parish
- Loftus
- Postcode
- TS13 4HA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Sources
- wikidata: Q26432487 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Drinking Fountain, Trough, War Memorial, Steps And Railings, South-East Of No. 39?
- Drinking Fountain, Trough, War Memorial, Steps And Railings, South-East Of No. 39 is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS13 4HA), in the parish of Loftus.
- Is Drinking Fountain, Trough, War Memorial, Steps And Railings, South-East Of No. 39 a listed building?
- Drinking Fountain, Trough, War Memorial, Steps And Railings, South-East Of No. 39 is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Drinking Fountain, Trough, War Memorial, Steps And Railings, South-East Of No. 39 free to visit?
- Yes, Drinking Fountain, Trough, War Memorial, Steps And Railings, South-East Of No. 39 is free to enter.
- How do I get to Drinking Fountain, Trough, War Memorial, Steps And Railings, South-East Of No. 39?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TS13 4HA. It sits within the Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland parliamentary constituency.