Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Fountain Photograph
Region ID | AH | |
Work ID | 226 | |
Manual Reference | GWYNEDD014 | |
Type | Drinking Fountain | |
Title | Fountain | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | c.1900 | |
Unveiling details | c.1900 | |
Road | Deiniol Road | |
Precise Location | In small garden area between Post Office and Town Hall | |
A to Z Ref | ||
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | LL57 7RE | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | II | |
Duty of Care | Gwynedd Council | |
Commissioned by | John Evan Roberts | |
Notes | ||
Drinking platform on octagonal platform set on raised circular brick and stone base. Cadw report: 'Tapered 'Pedestal' fountain to top, with petalled capitals to pilasters across chamfered corners; finial lost as are taps and cups. Polished granite circular bowl below over drum pier and octagonal base with animal drinking trough.' | ||
Presented by Alderman J.E. Roberts, a mayor of Bangor on three occasions, on the occasion of his leaving the office in 1900. | ||
circa | c. | |
raw year | 1900 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Incised on polished granite tablet on SW side of fountain: ERECTED / AND PRESENTED / TO THIS CITY / BY ALDERMAN / JOHN EVAN / ROBERTS, J.P. / MAYOR 1895-6 / 1898-9 & 1900 / ON THE OCCASION / OF HIS VACATING / THE MAYORIAL CHAIR / 9TH NOVR 1900 | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Whole work | Granite | 213cm high |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | Fountain not working |
Broken, missing parts | Finial, taps and cups missing |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
