The Poynder Fountain

The Poynder Fountain is a drinking fountain dated 1878, constructed from ashlar with pink granite column shafts and a grey granite base. It features a bowl at the front and a trough at the rear. This ornate Gothic structure has a crocketted Gothic gable at both the front and rear, supported by two ashlar piers that rise from the grey granite base, with paired outer pink granite piers extending from ground level. The fountain has narrow pierced side openings topped with small gables. The central front gable is pierced by a pointed arch, richly carved with the Poynder arms at the apex. The rear has a similar arch, which is infilled by an open two-arch screen with cusping and a cusped trefoil above. The granite centre and side shafts are complemented by a bronze capital featuring griffin water spouts at the angles. An inscription at the rear credits W.H. Poynder of Hartham Park as the donor of the fountain, along with Colonel Northey as the donor of the spring and site. The fountain was formerly surrounded by ornate iron railings, of which the stone plinth remains.