Blaber Drinking Fountain
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Location
| Street: | Church Street |
| Town: | Brighton |
| Parish: | Brighton |
| Council: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN1 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Set into the wall of the northern gate of Pavilion Gardens |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 162 |
| Grid reference: | E7 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
| OS Reference: | TQ3104 |
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Makers
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | William Blaber |
| Installation date: | 1859 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| Inscription: | PUBLIC DRINKING FOUNTAIN ERECTED BY WILLIAM BLABER 1859 BORN DIED AT BRIGHTON AT HOVE 14TH 17TH JANUARY SEPTEMBER 1818 1903 FOR 3 YEARS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, & FOR 15 YEARS CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE BRIGHTON, HOVE & PRESTON WATERWORKS COMPANY, TILL ITS PURCHASE BY THE CORPORATION IN 1872. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Commemorative, Architectural, Functional |
| Object type1: | Fountain |
| Object subtype1: | Drinking Fountain |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Whole fountain |
| Material: | Red granite |
| Height (cm): | 100 |
| Width (cm): | 62 |
| Depth (cm): | 45 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
| More details: | Cup and chain missing. Non functioning. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Vandalism |
| Condition 1: | Surface damage |
| More details: | Stickers attached to the upper part of the fountain. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 05/07/2008 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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