Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Memorial Fountain
Crickhowell, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commemorative
- Date of designation
- 25 September 1986
- Community
- Crickhowell
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85894, -3.13716
- Cadw reference
- 7205
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On an island site at the top of the High Street at the junction with Beaufort Street (A40).
History
Dated 1874; cost £600. Memorial to a local doctor, Henry Lucas of Glanyrafon.
Exterior
Gothic polygonal drinking fountain with tall unpolished grey granite stem raised on stepped platform and with crucifix finials to top. Band of cusped gablets above stem with attached shafts and bell bases to each face. Square base with advanced gabled niches and lion fountain heads formerly with bronze cups to broad quatrefoil shaped basins below on free-standing low columns. Water pipe laid by Sir Joseph Bailey. Inscribed band with black lettering reads:- "In memory of Henry John Lucas MD. Born July 3rd 1804, died Decbr 29th 1873."
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Pip's ShopCommercialunder 1 mi
- Crickhowell BakeryCommercialunder 1 mi
- McGrath, Pearce & Co., SolicitorsCommercialunder 1 mi
- F.E.Richards, Butcher & Floriana (above)Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.