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The Victoria Fountain

A Grade II Listed Building in Brighton and Hove, The City of Brighton and Hove

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8208 / 50°49'14"N

Longitude: -0.1373 / 0°8'14"W

OS Eastings: 531302

OS Northings: 104013

OS Grid: TQ313040

Mapcode National: GBR JP4.G3P

Mapcode Global: FRA B6LX.QBX

Plus Code: 9C2XRVC7+83

Entry Name: The Victoria Fountain

Listing Date: 13 October 1952

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1380682

English Heritage Legacy ID: 481006

ID on this website: 101380682

Location: Brighton, Brighton and Hove, West Sussex, BN1

County: The City of Brighton and Hove

Electoral Ward/Division: Queen's Park

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Brighton and Hove

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Sussex

Church of England Parish: Brighton The Chapel

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description



BRIGHTON

TQ3104SW OLD STEINE
577-1/40/642 The Victoria Fountain
13/10/52

GV II

Fountain. 1846. Designed by AH Wilds, the dolphin patterns
modelled by M Pepper, castings made by the Eagle Foundry,
Gloucester Road, Brighton, and the whole built by Williams and
Yearsley. Stone, cast-iron.
Cast-iron pool with egg-and-dart mouldings to the rim and a
pile of rocks in the middle, on which rest 3 intertwined
hollow dolphins, with pumps inside them, supporting a
cast-iron basin; a third basin and column have been
re-instated following restoration in 1990.
(Carder T: The Encyclopaedia of Brighton: Lewes: 1990-).

Listing NGR: TQ3130204013

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