Alderman Proctor'S Drinking Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. Drinking fountain.
Alderman Proctor'S Drinking Fountain
- WRENN ID
- lesser-wattle-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 March 1977
- Type
- Drinking fountain
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BRISTOL
ST5673NE CLIFTON DOWN, Clifton 901-1/1/741 (South West side) 04/03/77 Alderman Proctor's Drinking Fountain
II
Drinking fountain. 1872. By G and H Godwin. Limestone ashlar and marble and sandstone details, Pennant plinth. Gothic Revival style. A 3-sided spirelet on Pennant steps, with 2-stage buttresses to the corners containing round red sandstone panels. Open 2-centre arches between have alternate sandstone and limestone voussoirs, foliate intrados, pink marble shafts, set in weathered gables with finials and carved shield panels. 3-sided weathered spire has chamfered corners and a finial. Vaulted over the 3-sided fountain and taps, with a white marble surround. Commemorates the 1861 presentation of the Downs to the City of Bristol by the Merchant Venturers. Moved c1988. (Crick C: Victorian Buildings in Bristol: Bristol: 1975-: 32).
Listing NGR: ST5661373851
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