Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain
Chancellor Law's Fountain

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The fountain has a round basin with a rusticated surround with four projections each surmounted by a couched lion. The central bowl has an octagonal base with naturalistic herons, fish and reed upon it. Above this is a basin of foliage forms supports a figure with two fish tails blowing a conical shell. The fountain was a gift to the people of Lichfield from Chancellor James Thomas Law, the Chancellor of the Diocese and Master of hospital of St John, known locally as Chancellor Law. The figures of the lions round the fountain were given by Sir Richard Cooper, a city alderman in the late 1880s.
Title

Chancellor Law's Fountain

Date

1908

Medium

iron & ashlar stone

Measurements

H 120 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 60 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

WS13_DKJ_S002

Acquisition method

gift from Chancellor John Thomas Law

Work type

Water fountain, trough or pump

Owner

Lichfield City Council

Custodian

Lichfield City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

31st September 1908

Listing date

17/06/94

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

Park opening times

Inscription description

circular base: PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF LICHFIELD BY CHANCELLOR LAW MAY 18 1871

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Located at

Swan Road, Lichfield

WS13 6QD

Situated in Beacon Park.