Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 August 1972. Fountain.
Fountain
- WRENN ID
- drifting-quartz-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 August 1972
- Type
- Fountain
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
LAURA PLACE
Fountain 11/08/72
GV II
Fountain. 1877, reconstructed 1977, only basin remains of original design. By AS Goodridge. MATERIALS: Limestone. PLAN: Square plan with segmental bays to each facet almost forming circle. EXTERIOR: Outer bowl has rounded coping and moulded plinth with small colonnettes carved into angles. Centre is pedestal with shallow straight-sided bowl with chutes protruding toward angles below cylindrical shaft to similar smaller bowl and C20 lead ball finial that replaces former gadrooned urn. HISTORY: Fountain was erected in 1877 to mark Centenary of Bath and Western Counties Agricultural Society, but this was to very different design from today. Fountain was reconstructed in 1977 to mark Bicentenary (see photographs for its original appearance and the opening in 1877). Centre of Laura Place had been proposed for a column to commemorate Nelson in 1805; and for a "Reform pillar" to be designed by HE Goodridge in 1832: the Pulteneys had always been a family with Whig sympathies. SOURCES: (The Bath Chronicle: Images of Bath: Derby: 1994 -).
Listing NGR: ST7530065017
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