Drinking Fountain Canopy
Drinking Fountain Canopy
Drinking Fountain Canopy
Drinking Fountain Canopy
Drinking Fountain Canopy
Drinking Fountain Canopy
Drinking Fountain Canopy
Drinking Fountain Canopy
Drinking Fountain Canopy

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Eight slender pillars support an ornate domed roof, which covers a fountain. Each arch of the roof contains a scroll at its apex.
Title

Drinking Fountain Canopy

Date

1901

Medium

cast iron

Measurements

H 317 x W 185 x D 185 cm

Accession number

DY4_RA_S024

Acquisition method

gift from Mr and Mrs George M. Waring

Work type

Water fountain, trough or pump

Owner

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Custodian

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

29th June 1901

Listing date

29/09/87

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time restrictions apply

Inscription description

on one of the scrolls: PRESENTED / TO / THE INHABITANTS / OF TIPTON / BY / MR & MRS GEO M. WARING / IN COMMEMORATION / OF THEIR / GOLDEN WEDDING / AND RESIDENCE IN THE / PARISH FOR UPWARDS / OF 50 YEARS / 29TH APRIL 1901

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Located at

Victoria Park, Tipton

DY4 8SN

Close to main gate.