Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Pincott Obelisk Photograph
Region ID | UEL | |
Work ID | 425 | |
Manual Reference | BE023 | |
Type | Drinking Fountain | |
Title | Pincott Obelisk | |
Date of design | ||
Year of unveiling | 1878 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Broadway | |
Precise Location | Outside Christ Church garden, south west corner, at entrance to Bank Lane | |
A to Z Ref | 97 3K | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | ||
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Don't know | |
Duty of Care | ||
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Drinking fountain with an obelisk on top. The fountain part is a square granite block with semi-circular basins on the north and south sides. On the west side is the inscription with an incised line around it. On the east side is a deep rectangular recess which goes right inside the block. All fixtures for fountain are missing. There are various holes on the obelisk presumably connected with the fountain workings. Above the block is an octagonal stand which supports the octagonal obelisk. This has a band of decoration around the tip. The monument stands on granite steps with a square block on either side beneath the basins (for standing on). | ||
Christ Church was built 1872-77. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1878 | |
Condition | Poor | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Inscribed on west side of block, incised letters: ERECTED / BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / IN MEMORY OF / THE REV. WILLIAM / HENRY PINCOTT / FIRST VICAR OF CHRIST CHURCH / BEXLEYHEATH / WHO DIED AFTER 12 YEARS / OF EARNEST WORK / ON FEB 5 1878. / THE MEMORY OF THE JUST / IS BLESSED. There is a small hole on either side of Bexleyheath. Some letters are filled in with Tippex or white paint. | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Block | Granite | 186cm high x 101cm square (widens to 122cm square at base) |
Basins | Granite | Each: 62cm wide x 38cm deep |
Octagonal stand | Granite | 100cm high x 100cm wide approx x 100cm deep |
Obelisk | ||
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
Accretions | Dirty with staining |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Broken, missing parts | All fountain fixtures missing |
Water collection | Water and litter in basins |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | All round lower part. Some letters are filled in with Tippex or white paint. |
