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Title
Gurney Drinking Fountain and Obelisk
Date
1860
Medium
granite
Measurements
H 360 x W 80 x D 80 cm (E)
Accession number
NR3_RHT_S101
Acquisition method
commissioned by John Gurney
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
Norwich City Council
Custodian
Norwich City Council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
at bottom on plinth: THE (GIFT?) OF / JOHN HENRY GURNEY / 1860 Plaque on obelisk reads: OBELISK FOUNTAIN / BETWEEN 1700 AND 1850 MACHINERY USED / TO RAISE AND STORE WATER FOR THE HIGHER / PARTS OF THE CITY STOOD ON THIS SITE. / TO COMMEMORATE THIS IN 1860 A / DRINKING FOUNTAIN WAS ERECTED / BY JOHN HENRY GURNEY