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Robertson’s Pant

 
 
Robertson’s Pant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 19, 2018
1. Robertson’s Pant Marker
Inscription. Restored 1986
Presented by
Adam Robertson to
His Native Town
1890
Opened by Earl Percy June 8th 1891

Robertson’s Pant
This fountain
or pant was erected
in 1890 by Adam Robertson
local freeman and
benefactor as a
gift to his native town

 
Erected 1890.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical date for this entry is June 8, 1891.
 
Location. 55° 24.791′ N, 1° 42.343′ W. Marker is in Alnwick, England, in Northumberland. It is at the intersection of Market Street (England Route B6341) and Bondgate Within, on the right when traveling east on Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alnwick, England NE66 1SX, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North East England. It is also in British Border Reivers Country. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other
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markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sir Henry Percy ‘Harry Hotspur’ (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Sir Henry Percy Hotspur (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Alnwick Quarters (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Bosnian Army Gun (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Alnwick War Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Shilbottle War Memorial (approx. 4.7 kilometers away); The Chapel (approx. 9.6 kilometers away); The Great Hall (approx. 9.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alnwick.
 
Robertson’s Pant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 19, 2018
2. Robertson’s Pant Marker
Robertson’s Pant Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 19, 2018
3. Robertson’s Pant Marker
Robertson’s Pant image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 19, 2018
4. Robertson’s Pant
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 364 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 8, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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