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A marble water fountain next to the road at the North end of South Bay. It was restored in 2014 by Scarborough & District Civil Society.

Title

The Godfrey Walker Fountain

Date

1908

Medium

marble

Measurements

H 147 x W 218 x D 125 cm

Accession number

YO11_FJ_S019

Acquisition method

gifted by the family of Godfrey Walker

Work type

Water fountain, trough or pump

Owner

ScarboroughBorough Council

Custodian

Scarborough Borough Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on the south side above fountain: DRINK THIRSTY SOUL AND THANK GOD; below the fountain on the same side: IN MEMORY OF / GODFREY WALKER / OF CONISBOROUGH PRIORY, YORKSHIRE / 1908; below the basin: AS IS GOOD NEWS FROM A FAR COUNTRY / SO IS WATER TO THE THIRSTY SOUL; above fountain a plaque: Scarborough & District Civic Society / This water trough was restored by / Scarborough & District Civic Society / in their 50th anniversary year 2014 / as a gift to the town / Another restoration project realised by the / Civic Society working with Scarborough Borough Council

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