Description

SK 94 SW SYSTON SYSTON PARK

5/123 Dolphin Fountain

II

Fountain, circa 1820 with later C19 pumphouse; probably designed by Coade; limestone
ashlar with lead lined basin, brick pump house to rear with glazed roof. Rusticated
square block with cornice surmounted by stepped pedestal to two handled Greek
urn. In front is a semi circular basin with fluted sides into which water flows
from the mouth of a cast bronze dolphin head set in a framed circular aperture.
Above is a rectangular cast bronze plaque depicting a Bacchanalian scene of Satyrs
sacrificing a ram on a rustic altar. The fountain is surrounded by cast iron
railings with mushroom shaped stops.
Source of attribution: pers comm. The Rev. Henry Thorold,

Listing NGR: SK9397640763

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26642447

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)