Ryhope Road, Sunderland Cemetery, fountain

HER Number

7184

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Ryhope Road, Sunderland Cemetery, fountain

Place

Hendon

Map Sheet

NZ45SW

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Water Feature

Site Type: Specific

Ornamental Fountain

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

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

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