Drinking fountain
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Location
Street: | The Droveway |
Town: | Hove |
Parish: | Hove |
Council: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
County: | East Sussex |
Postcode: | BN3 |
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Object setting: | On building |
and in: | Road or Wayside |
Access is: | Public |
Location note: | Set into the wall of The British Engineerium (Goldstone Pumping Station) |
In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
Page: | 131 |
Grid reference: | K3 |
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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General Information
Commissioned by: | Goldstone Pumping Station. |
Construction period: | c.1866-c.1875 |
Work is: | Extant |
Owner custodian: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
Description: | Arched head recess on south wall of the Engineerium with marble fluted basin and back. There is a lily motif above the now missing tap. Above the fountain is an inset lead inscription. |
Inscription: | COMMIT NO NUISANCE |
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Classification
Categories: | Functional |
Object type1: | Street furniture |
Object subtype1: | Drinking Trough |
Object type2: | Fountain |
Object subtype1: | Drinking Trough |
Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
Part 1: | Fountain and trough |
Material: | White granite |
Height (cm): | 185 |
Width (cm): | 60 |
Depth (cm): | 30 |
Part 2: | Alcove |
Material: | Stone |
Height (cm): | 250 |
Width (cm): | 190 |
Depth (cm): | 30 |
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Object Condition
Overall condition: | Fair |
Risk assessment: | At risk |
Condition 1 of type: | Structural |
Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
Condition 2: | Cracks, splits, breaks, holes |
More details: | Cracks to surrounding arch. Crack to marble underneath bowl. Tap and spout missing. Several of the lead inset letters of the inscription are broken or missing. |
Condition 2 of type: | Vandalism |
Condition 1: | Graffiti |
More details: | Sprayed black paint just above lily motif. |
Date of on-site inspection: | 19/06/2008 |
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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 |
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons | Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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