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Ornate drinking fountain for humans and animals in Renaissance style, commemorating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The base is grey granite with granite balls at each corner. There were originally also lions head gargoyles at each corner through which water passed through into the lower troughs. The fountain is surmounted by a cornice and canopy of Portland stone, with voluted Ionic columns supporting the balustraded canopy. The central fountain is made of red granite. The original centrepiece, a granite statue of a boy, has been removed. The fountain was praised for allowing easy access to carters – as it was set back from the road it allowed horses to drink from the fountain without causing obstruction to the road. The ample provision of taps allowed three horses, three dogs and two men to drink at the same time.
Title
Jubilee Fountain
Date
1897 or before
Medium
granite & Portland stone
Measurements
H 760 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H (?) x W 300 x D 300 cm
Accession number
BL9_SS_S003
Acquisition method
gift from Eliza Openshaw
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Custodian
Bury MBC
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
15th October 1897
Access
at all times
Inscription description
beneath canopy : THE FOUNTAIN OF LIVING WATERS / IF ANY MAN THIRST LET HIM / COME UNTO ME AND DRINK / VIC. REG. 1897 60 YEARS / THE FOUNTAIN OF LIVING WATERS; on four carved panels: AMOR / HONOR / VERITAS / JUSTICIA