Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Randall Memorial Drinking Fountain Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 293 | |
Manual Reference | BRIDGEND008 | |
Title | Randall Memorial Drinking Fountain | |
Architect | Hugall, J.W. | |
Date of design | 1860 | |
Year of unveiling | 1860 | |
Unveiling details | 1860 | |
Road | Nolton Street | |
Precise Location | At crossroads, on the corner with Court Road | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | SS906797 | |
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Caroline, Countess of Dunraven | |
Notes | ||
Victorian Gothic monument. Cadw report: 'Reliquary type top with pyramidal spirelet and French Gothic crocket gabled arch with coat of arms to W. Marble faced pilasters below linked by foliage band; trefoil headed openings to each face with ornamental ironwork grilles, except to E. side. Middle stage of blind shouldered recesses, black lettered marble plaque to W. side. Deeper recesses to base flanked by squat pilasters with foliage capitals; semicircular marble basins on stone corbels. Stepped base.' | ||
Erected by Caroline, Countess of Dunraven in memory of her estate manager, John Randall. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1860 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Raised letters on marble plaque on west face of fountain: ERECTED BY / CAROLINE, COUNTESS OF DUNRAVEN, / IN MEMORY OF HER FRIEND / JOHN RANDALL ESQR., / WHO FOR THIRTY-THREE YEARS MANAGED HER ESTATES. / A.D. 1860. | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Whole work | Freestone with marble dressings | 610cm high approx |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Abrasions, cracks, splits | Small cracks especially around upper part of fountain |
Biological growth | Weeds and grass growing around base |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | Fountain not working |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | Pen and paint marks of various colours on lower part of fountain |
