Survey Data
Reg No
20818039
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Fountain
In Use As
Fountain
Date
1820 - 1830
Coordinates
181367, 113067
Date Recorded
01/10/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding fountain, erected c.1825, comprising painted limestone obelisk on limestone plinth, with moulded base and high relief panel detailing to faces and cap with moulded base and have cast-iron top with pediments to each face. Lion mask spouts and U-plan limestone troughs to north and south elevations, set in flagstone paving. Circular boundary to fountain comprising painted cast-iron railings on dressed limestone plinth.
Appraisal
According to Lewis 'a water pump of superior construction' located in King Square 'worked by machinery and enclosed with an iron railing, was erected by the Earl of Kingston in 1825'. The pump once performed an important social function for the residents of King Square and Kingston College, although today it serves a more aesthetic purpose. Its location in the centre of the square opposite the church further enhances the symmetry of the square, and as such is an integral part of the King's Square complex.