Cockerton Green Fountain, Darlington, England.
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member cmiller38
N 54° 32.058 W 001° 34.932
30U E 591738 N 6043895
The fountain on the west end of Cockerton Green was moved from Stanwick Hall on 1st August 1924. It was a gift from the then Duke of Northumberland to the then villagers of Cockerton.
Waymark Code: WM132B7
Location: North East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/31/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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The fountain on the west end of Cockerton Green
It is a grade II listed building. It has been listed since 6th of September 1977.

Circa 1900 it is a 2 tier fountain of polished shaps granite. With shallow bowls on a central
stem, set in a former ornamental pool of intersected quatrefoil shape, now filled
with soil and planted.

The fountain was originally situated at Stanwick Hall ,the then home of the Duke of Northumberland, and was presented to what was then the village of Cockerton on August 1st 1924.

It was installed where the village pump once stood

SOURCE: (visit link)
Original Location: N 52° 19.812 W 000° 34.197

Type of move: Other

Building Status: Public

Related Website: [Web Link]

How it was moved: Not listed

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