Description

BRISTOL

ST5673NE CLIFTON DOWN, Clifton
901-1/1/741 (South West side)
04/03/77 Alderman Proctor's Drinking Fountain

II

Drinking fountain. 1872. By G and H Godwin. Limestone ashlar
and marble and sandstone details, Pennant plinth. Gothic
Revival style. A 3-sided spirelet on Pennant steps, with
2-stage buttresses to the corners containing round red
sandstone panels. Open 2-centre arches between have alternate
sandstone and limestone voussoirs, foliate intrados, pink
marble shafts, set in weathered gables with finials and carved
shield panels. 3-sided weathered spire has chamfered corners
and a finial. Vaulted over the 3-sided fountain and taps, with
a white marble surround. Commemorates the 1861 presentation of
the Downs to the City of Bristol by the Merchant Venturers.
Moved c1988.
(Crick C: Victorian Buildings in Bristol: Bristol: 1975-: 32).

Listing NGR: ST5661373851

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Alderman Proctor's Drinking Fountain at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q4713691

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)