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Reference Number
1051
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/02/1981
Date of Amendment
20/07/2000
Name of Property
Jubilee Fountain to the NW of Pierce's Memorial
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Denbigh
Town
Locality
Denbigh - Town
Easting
305613
Northing
366334
Street Side
SE
Location
Within the Evan Pierce memorial garden, to the NW of Pierce's monument.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
Erected in 1887 as one of a pair of fountains to commemorate Queen Victoria's silver jubilee. The fountains were placed within the existing Evan Pierce memorial garden which was opened in 1876.
Exterior
Cast iron painted fountain set within an octagonal basin of moulded terracotta with smooth slate copings, the terracotta with impressed chevron, nailhead and wave mouldings. The fountain itself is in the form of an opening Tulip and rises to a height of approximately 1.5m. It has a moulded base on a circular plinth with cast plaques to each face: 'Victoria Jubilee 1887'; 'Albert Edward, Prince of Wales'; 'Albert, Prince Consort', and 'Alexandra, Princess of Wales.'
A modern inlaid stone pavement surrounds the fountain basin.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a particularly good example of a Victorian cast iron municipal fountain, within the context of a contemporary memorial garden.
Group value with other listed items in the Evan Pierce memorial garden.
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