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This drinking fountain was made by Sun Foundry in Glasgow as part of the mid-19C campaign to bring clean drinking water and eliminate water-borne diseases such as cholera. It was originally sited by St. John’s Church in central Coventry and relocated to its present site in the 1920s.
Milestone Society ID: Earlsdon Fountain
Grid Reference: SP 32387 77636
Postcode: CV5 6QE
To find it: In Earsldon Avenue, Coventry, not far from its junction with the Kenilworth Road
Listed? Yes, click here to go to the Historic England site.
To find it on the Map: North East Warwickshire