Chatfield Drinking Fountain
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Location
| Street: | Richmond Place |
| Town: | Brighton |
| Parish: | Brighton |
| Council: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN1/BN2 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Junction with St. Georges Place in front of St. Peters Church |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 162 |
| Grid reference: | F6 |
| 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. | |
| Previous location: | Once stood in the centre of the road |
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Makers
| Name : | Robert Keirle |
| Role: | Architect |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Frederick Chatfield |
| Installation date: | 1871 |
| Unveiling date: | 1871 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
| Listing date: | 20/08/1971 |
| Description: | Obelisk and drinking fountain in granite. Notionally circular base divided into two broad segments, originally drinking troughs for animals, and two narrow segments which give access to the two raised drinking basins for humans. Octagonal base tapering to a square. Above this rises the needle of the obelisk which has a narrow chamfered band near its base and a broader plain band a little above that; about half-way up the needle are 8-pointed stars cut in the stone work, one on the north and one on the south side. Surmounting the obelisk there was originally a decorative wrought iron spire. |
| Inscription: | THIS:FOUNTAIN WAS:ERECTED:AND:PRESENTED:TO THE:TOWN:BY FREDERICK:CHATFIELD:ESQR. 1871. Carved into the stone underneath the bronze shield: ALL BEASTS OF THE FIELD DRINK THEREOF PSALM CIV North side, bronze shield with Borough arms and raised letters underneath: RICHARD:MALLAM:WEBB:ESQR. MAYOR:OF:BRIGHTON. ROBERT:KEIRLE:ESQR. ARCHITECT. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Functional, Free Standing |
| Object type1: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Object type2: | Fountain |
| Object subtype1: | Drinking Fountain |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Obelisk & fountain |
| Material: | Granite |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 17/04/2007 |
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History
| History: | Presented to the town by Frederick Chatfield for both human and animal use. Now listed, the obelisk bears the borough arms and the drinking pools are now used for floral displays. It was designed by Robert Keirle and inaugurated by the mayor, Richard Webb, in 1871; it originally stood in an isolated position in the middle of the road. |
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
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Photographs
Date: 14/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 14/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 14/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 14/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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