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Description: | A memorial drinking fountain consisting of a cyclindrical two-tiered pedestal surmounted by high gabled coping and capped by a drum and canopy. Standing on a square base with a drinking bowl at its foot, the badly weathered fountain is no longer functioning. Its west face bears the remains of a shield and three daggers in relief. Additional Information: Henry Vane (1788-1864), the 2nd Viscount and Duke of Cleveland married Lady Sophia Poulett in 1809. Residing at the nearby Raby Castle with the Duchess's sister, Lady Augusta Mary Poulett, the family are said to have been generous benefactors to the local village. The Duke erected 12 almshouses for the poor and the two sisters are said to have taken a keen and active interest in Staindrop's church, school and social life. Sophia died in 1859 aged 73, her husband died five years later; Lady Augusta Mary Poulett succeeded them both. | Subjects: | Drinking Fountain | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Stonemason: Not known | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7526... | Go to resource |
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