Hexham Pant

Pant, Market Place, Hexham, Northumberland
In centre of Market Place. Dated 1901. Memorial to William Angus Temperley. Replacing Sir Richard Allgood’s Pant of 1703. Red sandstone monument with 4 fluted Ionic pilasters, surmounted by tented pediments; small cupola with a consoled drum; large gilt cross on top. Space between pilasters filled with low relief vegetation. Quadrangular base with copper plaques – one of which is inscribed with a poem by W. W. Gibson, of local fame, another has a dedication, the others carry the arms of Hexham and of Northumberland. Drinking fountain no longer functions.