Listed Building record MDR5814 - Drinking Fountain, Market Place, Ilkeston
Type and Period (3)
- DRINKING FOUNTAIN (Victorian to 21st Century - 1889 AD to 2050 AD)
- HORSE TROUGH (Victorian to 21st Century - 1889 AD to 2050 AD)
- LAMP POST (Victorian to 21st Century - 1889 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Drinking fountain, Market Place, Ilkeston, built in 1889.
SK 464417 Ilkeston, Market Place, Fountain. Ornamental fountain, dated 1887, by A Handyside of Derby. (1)
From the National Heritage List for England:
'SK 4641 NW 7/49
PARISH OF ILKESTON MARKET PLACE(West side)Drinking Fountain
GII Drinking fountain,horse-trough and lamp standard.1889,restored in 1980.Cast iron on a stone base.Trefoil base with steps up on west side.Horse trough around other three sides.Hexagonal body.The main feature facing east,with two sides curving out to piers supporting putti holding urns.Between these a gothic arch enclosing a face in relief,the mouth spouting water.Colonnettes at the angles.Trefoil caps with frieze and blocks in the angles of the trefoil supporting crowns and brackets supporting the lamp standard. The lamp standard has a twisted column with capital and top branching to two tapering square lanterns.
Listing NGR: SK4647441736.'
(2)
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SDR6754 Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 1986. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology - A Gazetteer of Sites. Part II - Borough of Erewash. 12.
- <2> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1140443?section=official-list-entry.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 46474 41736 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ILKESTON, EREWASH, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 17 2025 2:13PM