Victorian fountain
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Victorian fountain by Alan Hughes as part of the Geograph project.
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Victorian fountain
Image: © Alan Hughes Taken: 15 Jul 2020
In the early 1890’s it was decided to install drinking fountains throughout the county of Monmouthshire in Wales. As local denizens of St. Arvans held the beauty of the area in high regard, they raised funds to purchase a more elaborate fountain. A marker on the site acknowledges Marsden Lloyd, a member of the team who initiated the renovation of the fountain for the new millennium. Fundraising and additional grants enable the restoration, and it is now a true working example of a Victorian fountain. It was manufactured by George Smith & Co. (a stamp on the central column states The Sun Foundry of Glasgow), and assembled in the Iron Stores in Chepstow . It was erected in 1893 on the corner of Fordwich Close and Devauden Road, and designated a grade II listed building on 18 July 1997.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.664753
Longitude
-2.697716