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Fountain

A Grade II Listed Building in Braintree, Essex

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Latitude: 51.8774 / 51°52'38"N

Longitude: 0.5489 / 0°32'56"E

OS Eastings: 575551

OS Northings: 222941

OS Grid: TL755229

Mapcode National: GBR PHX.7M0

Mapcode Global: VHJJJ.G2KM

Plus Code: 9F32VGGX+XH

Entry Name: Fountain

Listing Date: 18 March 2005

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1391259

English Heritage Legacy ID: 491857

ID on this website: 101391259

Location: Braintree, Essex, CM7

County: Essex

District: Braintree

Electoral Ward/Division: Braintree Central & Beckers Green

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Braintree

Traditional County: Essex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Essex

Church of England Parish: Braintree St Michael

Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford

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Description



691/0/10028 HIGH STREET
Fountain

II

Also Known As: Fountain, ST MICHAEL'S ROAD
Fountain. C. 1938. Sculpted and designed by John Hodge, cast by Messrs. Burton of Thames Ditton. Concrete circular bowl with cancave sides on the rim of which stand 4 bronze statues of seals with water issuing from their mouths. At the centre is a large bronze nautilus shell born upwards by a raft of bronze lilly pads which supports the sculpture of a nearly naked boy with legs astride holding a fish in each hand, each of which spouts water, and with an otter at his feet. To one side of the shell is an inscription: "THE GIFT OF/WILLIAM JULIAN COURTAULD ESQ.JP./OF PENYPOT HALSTEAD/ [Coat of arms]/TO THE TOWN OF BRAINTREE/IN MEMORY OF/KING GEORGE V".

The fountain forms a very distinct addition to the urban scenery at this crucial point in Braintree where several roads converge. This fountain exhibits a good deal of playfulness. It forms a group with the Church of St. Michael the Archangel [q.v.]

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