Waldegrave Memorial Drinking Fountain
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Location
| Street: | Robertson Street |
| Town: | Hastings |
| Parish: | Hastings |
| Council: | Hastings Borough Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN34 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Junction of Robertson Street and Trinity Street |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 127 |
| Grid reference: | L7 |
| 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
| Name : | Samuel Sanders Teulon |
| Role: | Architect |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Public subscription |
| Construction period: | 1861 |
| Installation date: | 1861 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Hastings Borough Council |
| Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
| Listing date: | 14/09/1976 |
| Description: | Gothic style drinking fountain with bowls on three sides (S, N and E). Set on a single stepped curved base. Above each bowl is a carved red granite plaque set into the stone. Beneath a groined canopy and spire over the fountains are represented figures of Christ and the Woman of Samaria. The canopy is surmounted by richly carved finials and supported by four red granite columns. At the corners originally stood figures of the four evangelists. |
| Inscription: | TO SARAH COUNTESS OF WALDEGRAVE. IN GRATEFUL COMMEMORATION OF THE CONSTANT SUPPORT AFFORDED BY HER TO THE RELIGIOUS AND BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE BOROUGH AND NEIGHBOURHOOD East face, red granite plaque with incised black painted letters: JESUS + SAID WHOSOEVER DRINKETH OF THIS WATER SHALL THIRST AGAIN BUT WHOSOEVER DRINKETH OF THE WATER THAT I SHALL GIVE HIM + SHALL NEVER THIRST + North face, red granite plaque with incised black painted letters: ERECTED 1861 BY SUBSCRIPTION BY THE INHABITANTS OF HASTINGS AND ST LEONARDS INCLUDING THE PENCE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS EDUCATED IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS |
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Classification
| Categories: | Roadside / Wayside, Commemorative, Functional |
| Object type1: | Fountain |
| Object subtype1: | Drinking Fountain |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Curved base |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 14 |
| Width (cm): | 234 |
| Depth (cm): | 224 |
| Part 2: | Inscribed panels |
| Material: | Red granite (polished) |
| Height (cm): | 87 |
| Width (cm): | 78 |
| Part 3: | Upper section |
| Material: | Portland stone |
| Height (cm): | 210 |
| Width (cm): | 87 |
| Depth (cm): | 87 |
| Part 4: | Lower section & fountain |
| Material: | Portland stone |
| Height (cm): | 203 |
| Width (cm): | 148 |
| Depth (cm): | 148 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Fair |
| Risk assessment: | At risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Cracks, splits, breaks, holes |
| Condition 2: | Broken or missing parts |
| More details: | Top of the spire missing. Statues of the four evagelists missing from the canopy. No taps or cups at any of the fountains |
| Condition 2 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Surface spalling, crumbling |
| Condition 2: | Abrasions, cracks, splits |
| Condition 3: | Corrosion, Deterioration |
| More details: | Severe weather wearing to all sides. Figure of Christ severely damaged. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 15/10/2007 |
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History
| History: | Countess Waldegrave had been born Sarah Whitear, daughter of the Rector of Hastings Old Town. She first married local landowner Edward Milward Jnr. Who was Mayor of Hastings 20 times before his death in 1833. Then 13 years later she married William, Earl of Waldegrave, a senior naval officer and M.P. who died in 1859. The Countess laid the foundation stones of many of Hastings' churches and provided a public wash house for the Old Town. The monument was planned as a tribute to her generosity.
(The Evening Argus. 20 August 1990. p9) Sarah Whitear (died 1873) was the daughter of Reverend William Whitear. She married Vice-Admiral William Waldegrave (1788-1959), 8th Earl of Waldegrave son of George Waldegrave (1751-1789), 4th Earl Waldegrave and Lady Elizabeth Laura Waldegrave (1760-1816). |
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | Oxford Art Journal |
| Type: | Journal |
| Date: | 22/01/1916 |
| Page: | 65 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press. London. |
| Source 2 : | |
| Title: | 'Statues and Memorials in Hastings and St. Leonards: a report on condition and conservation options' |
| Type: | Archive |
| Author: | Dinsmore, Jennifer. |
| Location: | Hastings Borough Council |
| Date: | 00/00/1997 |
| Publisher: | Hastings Museum and Art Gallery |
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Photographs
Date: 15/10/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 15/10/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 15/10/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 15/10/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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