Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Fountain, Grove Park Cemetery, Marvels La. Photograph
Region ID | CL | |
Work ID | 956 | |
Manual Reference | CLLMJD48 | |
Type | Ornamental Fountain | |
Title | Fountain, Grove Park Cemetery, Marvels La. | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1935 | |
Unveiling details | 1 or 11.6.1935 | |
Road | Marvels La. | |
Precise Location | Grove Park Cemetery, Marvels La. (top of main avenue) | |
A to Z Ref | 4B 114 | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | SE12 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Not listed | |
Duty of Care | London Borough of Lewisham | |
Commissioned by | Deptford Borough Council Cemetery Committee | |
Notes | ||
Set on base of two circular stops of stone slabs edged with stone blocks. Square plinth with two block steps. Rectangular block with half-amphora shaped bowls on two longer sides. Triangular top with curved edges. Recessed panels with incised double borders and inscription on shorter sides. Bbg: K. White, Watering Places in Lewisham, 1998. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1935 | |
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Incised lettering on side of fountain: DEPTFORD / BOROUGH COUNCIL / THIS CEMETERY / WAS / OPENED BY / THE WORSHIPFUL / THE MAYOR / OF DEPTFORD / COUNCILLOR JF PEARSON JP / 11 JUNE 1935 On other side of fountain: CEMETERY COMMITTEE / 1934-35 (followed by list of chairman, vice chairman etc. partly illegible) | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Plinth | Stone | 153 x 153 x 14 |
Fountain | Stone | 90 (overall w) x 90 x 137; each bowl protrudes 25 cm. |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Corrosion, Deterioration | weathering of inscription |
Bird guano | small amount of guano |
Biological growth | some algal / lichen growth |
Other | some pitting of stone in place |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | push botton missing in one bowl - other parts possibly missing |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | |
Surface damage | some scratches on plinth |
