Burdon Road, fountain

HER Number

1702

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Burdon Road, fountain

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Water Supply and Drainage

Site Type: Broad

Water Supply Site

Site Type: Specific

Drinking Fountain

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

In the gateway to British Rail's yard on Burdon Road is a fountain of lead or cast iron set into the stone boundary wall. The inscription reads: "NIL DESPERANDUM - AUSPICE DEO".

Easting

439800

Northing

556700

Grid Reference

NZ439800556700

Sources

<< HER 1702 >> Pers. Comm. J.K.C. 1975