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Latitude: 51.389 / 51°23'20"N
Longitude: -2.3602 / 2°21'36"W
OS Eastings: 375035
OS Northings: 165616
OS Grid: ST750656
Mapcode National: GBR 0Q9.XSZ
Mapcode Global: VH96M.1CM0
Plus Code: 9C3V9JQQ+JW
Entry Name: Drinking Fountain
Listing Date: 15 October 2010
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1395993
English Heritage Legacy ID: 511403
ID on this website: 101395993
Location: Hedgemead Park, Walcot, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA1
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Bath
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
Tagged with: Drinking fountain
HEDGEMEAD PARK
656-1/0/0 Drinking fountain
GV II
Drinking fountain. c1890. Possibly designed by TB Silcock, but see below.
MATERIALS: Cast iron on a stone plinth.
PLAN: Basically tapering cylinder approx 4m high, standing on three-step octagonal stone base. Four projecting ornamented segmental curved bowls at waist height supported at junctions by mythical rampant lions and strapwork bands, above each bowl scrolled pediment against fluted backing with water jets between scrolls. Base of main shaft fluted with ring of stylized acanthus leaves. Above band with four scrolled horn like projections possibly brackets holding chains to former drinking cups, upper part ornamented with willow leaves and berries, cylindrical capital has ring moulding and acanthus type leaves supporting octagonal cyma moulded bowl. From centre of bowl rises a spread eagle on moulded octagonal base.
HISTORY: Hedgemead Park was laid out by TB Silcock in 1889, and he may have designed this fountain, but it could equally well have been bought from a catalogue.
SOURCES: [R. Gilding, `Historic Public Parks. Avon' (1997), 35-39].
Listing NGR: ST7503565616
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