{"id":3867,"date":"2020-08-30T19:53:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T19:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/?page_id=3867"},"modified":"2021-10-15T21:03:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T21:03:27","slug":"cleanliness-is-next-to-godliness-revd-henry-fearon-and-loughboroughs-battle-for-clean-water","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/?page_id=3867","title":{"rendered":"Cleanliness is next to Godliness: Revd Henry Fearon and Loughborough&#8217;s battle for clean water"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3867\" class=\"elementor elementor-3867\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a26bcd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a26bcd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaa51e3\" data-id=\"aaa51e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c60c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c60c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Henry Fearon became rector of All Saints&#8217; church in Loughborough in 1848. He lived in the large old rectory by All Saints&#8217; church, which stood in extensive grounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Steeple Row was a few yards from his rectory. It contained 20 houses in 1849, occupied by 70-80 people. Until the previous year they had all shared a single privy (basic non-flushing toilet). One more privy was added in 1848.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6e6c3d\" data-id=\"e6e6c3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ee871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0ee871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100974-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4371\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100974-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100974-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100974-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100974-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100974-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Loughborough Old Rectory (now a museum)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0390861 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0390861\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7056d44\" data-id=\"7056d44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695964f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"695964f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"154\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100097-154x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4372\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100097-154x300.jpg 154w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100097-527x1024.jpg 527w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100097-768x1493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100097-790x1536.jpg 790w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100097-1053x2048.jpg 1053w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1100097.jpg 1259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Fearon Fountain<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6f5af0\" data-id=\"f6f5af0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02ac0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e02ac0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Henry Fearon was one of the prime movers in the battle (and it was a battle) to bring piped water to Loughborough. This was finally achieved in 1870. Revd Fearon also gave a water fountain to the town, which was formally opened on 31 August 1870.<\/p>\n<p>With the help of local volunteers, Leicestershire VCH Trust has researched the &#8216;battles&#8217; for water and sanitation in the town. An exhibition was planned for July and August 2020 to mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Fearon Fountain. That was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Instead, we have created this web resource about the struggle to bring fresh water to the town&#8217;s inhabitants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f74ed8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f74ed8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e983a18\" data-id=\"e983a18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4366eb6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4366eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/?page_id=3863\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enter the Online Exhibition<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henry Fearon became rector of All Saints&#8217; church in Loughborough in 1848. 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