Queen Victoria Jubilee Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Fountain. 1 related planning application.
Queen Victoria Jubilee Fountain
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-pediment-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Fountain
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Queen Victoria Jubilee Fountain, located on St Mary's Butts in Reading, was built in 1887 and designed by G.W. Webb. It is made of Portland stone, featuring ashlar with polished granite columns and red sandstone bands. The fountain has an oval shape and consists of three stages. The large lower basin has been converted into flower beds and includes drinking bowls. Above this is a colonnaded drum with an inscribed frieze, topped by a smaller drum that supports a canopied oval cone. This cone is adorned with single columns capped by griffins, which are further topped by a crown. Water once spouted from the top of the fountain and from the mouths of gargoyles. The design is a typical Victorian blend of various architectural forms and decorative elements.
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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