The Fountain is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 1954. Fountain. 2 related planning applications.

The Fountain

WRENN ID
secret-flagstone-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Country
England
Date first listed
9 April 1954
Type
Fountain
Source
Historic England listing

Description

  1. 1042 MARKET PLACE

The Fountain ST 9961 2/133 9.4.54.

II GV

  1. Erected in 1879 to memory of Sotheron-Estcourt. Consists of a large stone octagonal basin with sides of inverted segmental curves and angle piers and crowned with bronze eagles with secondary smaller drinking troughs on each face with lion 'mask' spouts. From the centre of the large basin a massive central shaft of grouped, curved formation supports on upper basin, from which a tall group of engaged columns rises in centre forming hase of statue of Mr Estcourt. Picturesque in setting of pollarded plane trees.

All the listed buildings on the South-West Side, South-East Side, Market Hall, Market Cross and the Fountain form a group.

Listing NGR: SU0038561518

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