Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain
Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain

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The design is symmetrical. A deeply recessed marble niche has a central scalloped shell that conceals the water’s source. A wood engraving in 'The Art-Journal' showed an elegant chained chalice. The cast iron surround has putti on either side among swirling foliage, flowers and drapery. At the apex is a full-face relief portrait of the young, crowned Queen Victoria. Centred at the base was a separately cast inscription panel that is now missing. Previously repainted in 1981, the fountain was responsibly conserved and repainted in 2008.
Title

Queen Victoria Drinking Fountain

Date

1859 or before

Medium

iron & marble

Measurements

H 95 x W 95 x D (?) cm

Accession number

BS1_PF_S052

Acquisition method

gift from John Payne Budgett, 1859

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

inscriptions cast in the semi-circle above the niche: WILLS BROTHERS SCULPT LONDON; cast in the section below the niche, now missing: GIFT OF JOHN PAYNE BUDGETT 1859; on the rim: CAST BY THE COALBROOKDALE CO.

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Located at

St Nicholas Street (Market), Bristol City

BS1 1UB

Located on the north side of St Nicholas Street on the market wall.