Osborn drinking fountain
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Location
| Street: | West Street |
| Town: | Bognor Regis |
| Parish: | Bognor Regis |
| Council: | Arun District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | PO21 |
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| Object setting: | On building |
| and in: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Set into the wall at the side of the Methodist Church |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 181 |
| Grid reference: | L1 |
| 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. | |
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Makers
| Company/Group : | Tagnon, Gray's Inn Road, London |
| Role: | Builder |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1886 |
| Installation date: | 1886 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Bognor Regis Town Council |
| Description: | White marble drinking fountain set into a brick wall. Arched central panel with commemorative inscription and pictorial relief of lilies. Scrolls to each side of the central panel. White marble bowl underneath central panel. |
| Signatures: | Signature to bottom right, at the side of the bowl:
TAGNON GRAY’S INN RD. LONDON |
| Inscription: | ERECTED BY THE FRIENDLEY SOCIETIES OF BOGNOR TO THEIR LATE DOCTOR CHARLES OSBORN ESQ. M.D. 1886 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Functional, Commemorative, Roadside / Wayside |
| Object type1: | Fountain |
| Object subtype1: | Drinking Fountain |
| Subject type1: | Pictorial |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Fountain |
| Material: | White marble |
| Height (cm): | 108 |
| Width (cm): | 78 |
| Depth (cm): | 40 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Replaced parts |
| More details: | Original tap has been replaced with a modern one but fountain is no longer functioning. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 29/05/2008 |
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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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