Hendon, Ryhope Road, Sunderland Cemetery, fountain

HER Number:
7184

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Hendon, Ryhope Road, Sunderland Cemetery, fountain

Place:
Hendon

Map Sheet:
NZ45SW

Class:
Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Fountain

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Fountain. C1860. Yellow and red sandstone ashlar and red and grey granite. Signed J McMillan on marble plaque attached to east side of base. Carved Scotia-moulded plinth has red granite bowl projecting from cornice. Scroll carving. Female heads on all sides. Lion mask from which tap protrudes over basin. Round polished red granite shaft rises from acanthus leaves at base. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
4073

Northing:
5445

Grid Reference:
NZ40735445

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/7/198; Ian Ayris, Peter Jubb, Steve Palmer, Paul Usherwood, 1996, A Guide to the Public Mounuments of Tyne and Wear, p 38