Information for record number MWA2351:
Drinking fountain in Cherington

Summary The site of a drinking fountain dating to the Imperial period. It is located 200m north east of the church at Cherington.
What Is It?  
Type: Fountain, Drinking Fountain
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Cherington
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 29 36
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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Description

 
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1 A drinking fountain set in stone-built arched surround. No date carved on this fountain but it is similar in style to the example in Upper Brailes dated 1877 (PRN 2340).
2 Photographed in 1983.
 
Sources

Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: PWF
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 3835
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: SMR Card
Author/originator: PWF
Date: 1983
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: PRN 2387
   
Images:  
A drinking fountain at Cherington
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1983
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source SMR Card Sites and Monuments Record Card. The Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record began to be developed during the 1970s. The details of individual archaeological sites and findspots were written on record cards. These record cards were used until the 1990s, when their details were entered on to a computerised system. The record cards are still kept at the office of the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument DRINKING FOUNTAIN * A fountain erected specifically to supply drinking water. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument FOUNTAIN * An artificial aperture from which water springs. The water supply usually came from a lake or reservoir higher up in order to ensure the necessary flow and pressure. More recently fountains have been powered by pumps. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back

* Copyright of English Heritage (1999)

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