Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Drinking Fountain, St. Mary Abbot's Hospital Photograph
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 1226 | |
Manual Reference | CLKC048 | |
Title | Drinking Fountain, St. Mary Abbot's Hospital | |
Architect | Figgis, T. Phillips | |
Date of design | 1893 | |
Year of unveiling | 1893 | |
Unveiling details | 1893 | |
Road | Marloes Rd. | |
Precise Location | East side of St. Mary Abbot's Hospital (outside hospital) | |
A to Z Ref | 75 3K | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | W8 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Don't know | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | Church of England Temperance Society | |
Notes | ||
The entire structure is set into the brick wall. The fountain is placed on a pedestal in the basin fixed within a round headed niche with a fluted pilaster on each side. Inscription in the niche, behind the fountain. Survey of London, XLII. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1893 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | In niche above fountain, incised and filled with black paint: LORD FROM THY BLESSED THRONE/ THE GRIEF OF EARTH LOOK UPON/ GOD BLESS THE POOR/ TEACH THEM TRUE LIBERTY/ MAKE THEM FROM STRONG DRINK FREE/ LET THEIR HOMES HAPPY BE/ GOD BLESS THE POOR To apex of niche: 1893 | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Niche and lower masonry | Light cremy stone | c. 400 (H) |
Basin | Yellow/Pink stone | 101 (dia) |
Fountain | Cement | 47 (max dia), 50 (H) |
Plaque | Marble | c. 20x36 |
Drain | Copper | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Abrasions, cracks, splits | small crack to edge of fountain |
Other | rubbish in the basin |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Replaced parts | Niche, lower masonry and basin appear later replacement |
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes | hole on the surface of the lip of the fountain - repair to the basin and pedestal |
Water collection | |
