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Fountain

A Grade II Listed Building in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3837 / 51°23'1"N

Longitude: -2.3563 / 2°21'22"W

OS Eastings: 375300

OS Northings: 165017

OS Grid: ST753650

Mapcode National: GBR 0QH.538

Mapcode Global: VH96M.3HN4

Plus Code: 9C3V9JMV+FF

Entry Name: Fountain

Listing Date: 11 August 1972

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1394787

English Heritage Legacy ID: 510193

ID on this website: 101394787

Location: Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA2

County: Bath and North East Somerset

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bath

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

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Description


LAURA PLACE

Fountain
11/08/72

GV II

Fountain. 1877, reconstructed 1977, only basin remains of original design. By AS Goodridge.
MATERIALS: Limestone.
PLAN: Square plan with segmental bays to each facet almost forming circle.
EXTERIOR: Outer bowl has rounded coping and moulded plinth with small colonnettes carved into angles. Centre is pedestal with shallow straight-sided bowl with chutes protruding toward angles below cylindrical shaft to similar smaller bowl and C20 lead ball finial that replaces former gadrooned urn.
HISTORY: Fountain was erected in 1877 to mark Centenary of Bath and Western Counties Agricultural Society, but this was to very different design from today. Fountain was reconstructed in 1977 to mark Bicentenary (see photographs for its original appearance and the opening in 1877). Centre of Laura Place had been proposed for a column to commemorate Nelson in 1805; and for a "Reform pillar" to be designed by HE Goodridge in 1832: the Pulteneys had always been a family with Whig sympathies.
SOURCES: (The Bath Chronicle: Images of Bath: Derby: 1994 -).

Listing NGR: ST7530065017

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