2021
SZ4996 : Victorian fountain, Cowes seafront
taken 3 years ago, near to Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
Victorian fountain, Cowes seafront
Made by Walter Macfarlane & Co's Saracen Foundry in Glasgow, this drinking fountain was presented to the town on 2nd June 1864 by George Robert Stephenson, cousin of famed engineer Robert Stephenson, to mark the wedding of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alexandra of Denmark.
Adorned with griffins, cranes and salamanders, the fountain was restored and Grade-2 listed in 1979.
Adorned with griffins, cranes and salamanders, the fountain was restored and Grade-2 listed in 1979.
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- Grid Square
- SZ4996, 845 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Paul Coueslant (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Thursday, 3 June, 2021 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 3 June, 2021
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SZ 4904 9661 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:46.0208N 1:18.3589W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SZ 4904 9660
- View Direction
- NORTH (about 0 degrees)
