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Title
Triton Fountain
Date
1968–1969
Medium
bronze & stone
Measurements
H 130 x W 130 x D 80 cm;
Plinth: H 80 x W 150 x D 150 cm
Accession number
BN11_ECM_S027
Acquisition method
commissioned by May Elizabeth Hancocks
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
Worthing Borough Council
Custodian
Worthing Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
8th May 2007
Access
at all times
Inscription description
green acrylic plaque with white letters affixed to the low wall at the back of the fountain and planted area: STEYNE GARDENS / The Gardens were presented to the town in 1900 by the Dowager Lady Maria Georgiana / Loder. Widow of Sir Robert Loder DL.J.P. Baronet. / The sunken garden was laid out as a scented garden for the blind by the three Rotary Clubs / of Worthing to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Rotary International in 1980. / The garden was refurbished in 2007 by Worthing Borough Council as part of its 'Greening / the Borough' Strategy and incorporates the 'Triton' fountain designed by William James / Bloye (1890-1975) the eminent civic sculptor and lecturer at Birmingham College of Art. / 'Triton' was given to Worthing by May Elizabeth Hancocks in 1968 to commemorate the / work of her husband Benjamin Hancocks A.R.C.A. (Lond) R.B.S.A. a fellow lecturer of / Bloye in Birmingham. / 'Triton' was unveiled on 8th May, 2007 / by the Mayor of Worthing Councillor Major Tom Wye M.B.E. / And the Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport Councillor Paul High.