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Title
Memorial Fountain to Simon Short (c.1826–1925)
Date
1902
Medium
cast iron, tin-based alloy, Peterhead granite & red granite
Measurements
H 190 x W 105 x D 185 cm
Accession number
BS8_PF_S174
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
Inscription description
plaque: TO COMMEMORATE THE LIFE AND WORK OF / SIMON SHORT / WHO, FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY, / AS A SEAMAN’S MISSIONARY IN THIS PORT AND SUPERINTENDENT OF / THE BETHEL SHIP, ANDAS / THE PIONEER OF THE COCOA ROOMS AND / THE COFFEE TAVERN MOVEMENT, / DEVOTEDLY LABOURED FOR THE PEOPLE’S WELFARE. / THIS FOUNTAIN IS PRESENTED TO / HIS NATIVE CITY BY MANY OF HIS FELLOW / CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL / TEMPERANCE CATERERS’ ASSOCIATION; carved into the granite pedestal below the plaque: 1902