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Title
Temperance Society Drinking Fountain
Date
1883
Medium
granite
Accession number
PO38_BC_S012
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
Ventnor Urban District Council
Custodian
Ventnor Urban District Council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
inscription on shaft of plinth: ERECTED & PRESENTED TO THE TOWN / BY THE / VENTNOR & BONCHURCH TEMPERANCE SOCIETY / FROM FUNDS RAISED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / 1883