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Title
Neptune Fountain
Date
1893
Medium
overpainted Portland stone
Accession number
GL50_JC_S057
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
Cheltenham Borough Council
Custodian
Cheltenham Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
26/11/98
Access
at all times
Inscription description
THE NEPTUNE FOUNTAIN / THIS FOUNTAIN WAS BUILT OF PORTLAND STONE IN 1893 / BY A LOCAL FIRM, R.L.BOULTON TO A DESIGN PROVIDED BY THE BOROUGH SURVEYOR WHO WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY THE SIGHT OF THE TREVI FOUNTAIN IN ROME. / FOLLOWING A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN CHELTENHAM VOROUGH COUNCIL AND RYSCOT TRIST PLAC FOR ITS RENOVATION IT WAS / OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF / CHELTENHAM, COUNCILLOR MRS. MAUREEN STAFFORD. / 21ST APRIL 1989