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The elaborate square cast iron structure has a domed canopy supported on four columns. It is decorated with biblical texts and other verses, and is presently painted a dark green. Two square, grey granite steps form the base. The fountain was a stock item with minor alterations, and the standard version was illustrated in the company’s brochure as 'MacFarlane’s Patent No. 8 Drinking Fountain', priced at £27 10s.

Title

Drinking Fountain

Date

1866

Medium

cast iron, bronze, Hopton Wood stone & granite

Measurements

H 240 x W 85 x D 85 cm

Accession number

BS8_PF_S146

Work type

Water fountain, trough or pump

Owner

Bristol City Council

Custodian

Bristol City Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

04/03/77

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

on the shield, a three-letter monogram: M C B

Inscription description

COMING / TO THEE / THAT WE MAY DRINK, AND LIVE, AMEN. / JN. XV 26 & VII .37; to the north: TO THE GLORY OF / GOD / IN THE USE OF / MAN & BEAST; on the shield to the south: THE / RECEIVER TO THE GIVERS / EVER SO / MAY WE GO; on the west-facing side: ESU, / LIKE STREAMS, FROM GOD THY / SPIRIT / GIVE

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