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Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain
Jubilee Fountain

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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

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Located at

Manchester Road, Bury

BL9 0TB

At the junction of Manchester Road and Manchester Old Road.