Drinking fountain
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Location
| Street: | London Road |
| Town: | Hurst Green |
| Parish: | Hurst Green |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN19 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Next to the Old Court House at the junction with Station Road |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 43 |
| Grid reference: | H7 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | William Orme Carter J.P. |
| Construction period: | 1901 |
| Unveiling date: | 05/1901 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Rother District Council |
| Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
| Description: | Pink grannite drinking fountain with rectangular back surmounted by an ogival stone top with ball cap at apex. There is a carved, black painted inscription to the front. |
| Inscription: | PRESENTED BY WILLIAM ORME CARTER, ESQRE. J.P. OF THE LODGE, HURST GREEN, SUSSEX. MAY - 1901 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Roadside / Wayside, Functional, Free Standing, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Fountain |
| Object subtype1: | Drinking Fountain |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Drinking fountain |
| Material: | Pink granite |
| Height (cm): | 225 |
| Width (cm): | 90 |
| Depth (cm): | 60 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| Condition 2: | Abrasions, cracks, splits |
| Condition 3: | Surface spalling, crumbling |
| More details: | Some weather-wearing and small chips to the edges. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
| More details: | Cup and tap handle missing |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 17/09/2008 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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