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 |
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