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Supported by four decorated columns on a two-tier octagonal plinth, an ornate fountain comprising a circular basin with a nail head moulded rim enclosed with four foliate brackets, rising to a cistern head surmounted by two identical back-to-back inscribed cartouches, and a banded orb finial, all set on a two-step concrete base.

Title

Hamilton Memorial Fountain

Date

1890s

Medium

cast iron

Accession number

BT40_FP_S022

Work type

Water fountain, trough or pump

Owner

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Custodian

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

B1 (Northern Ireland)

Unveiling date

1890s

Listing date

25/06/79

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

in raised lettering at the foot of the fountain pedestal: SUN FOUNDRY GLASGOW

Inscription description

in raised lettering within a cartouche: ERECTED / BY ORANGEMEN & OTHER / SYMPATHIZING FRIENDS / TO THE MEMORY OF / ALEXR HAMILTON / OF LARNE / WHO DIED 9TH APRIL 1891 / AGED 67 YEARS / JAMES N. MCCALMONT M.P. D.M. / A. BOYD SECRETARY / J. FULLERTON TREASURER

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