Ilkeston Places of Interest

In centre of Ilkeston is the drinking fountain, horse-trough, and lamp standard, cast in 1889 and restored in 1980, stand on a stone base with a trefoil design. Steps lead up from the west side, while a horse trough encircles the other three sides. The hexagonal structure features a prominent east-facing element with two curving sides that extend to piers. These piers support cherubs holding urns, and between them is a gothic arch framing a relief face from which water spouts. Angle colonnettes and trefoil caps adorned with friezes support crowns and brackets that uphold the lamp standard, which boasts a twisted column culminating in two slender square lanterns.