St Lawrence and Mary Magdalene Drinking Fountain
The St Lawrence and Mary Magdalene Drinking Fountain is a drinking fountain on the eastern side of Carter Lane Gardens, near St Paul's Cathedral in London.
| St Lawrence and Mary Magdalene Drinking Fountain | |
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 The fountain in 2014, with St Paul's Cathedral visible behind it | |
  St Lawrence and Mary Magdalene Drinking Fountain | |
| Artist | John Robinson |
| Year | 1866 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Location | Carter Lane Gardens, London |
| 51°30′47″N 0°05′50″W / 51.51293°N 0.09735°W | |
Design
editThe fountain was designed by the architect John Robinson. It features bronze sculpture by the artist Joseph Durham.[1][2] It includes statues of the saints Lawrence and Mary Magdalene.[3]
History
editThe fountain was originally installed in 1866 outside the church of St Lawrence Jewry. It was dismantled into 150 pieces in the 1970s which were stored in a vault in the City of London for fifteen years, and after that in a barn at a farm in Epping. The pieces were sent to a foundry in Chichester for reassembly in 2009.[1] The fountain was reassembled in its current location in 2010.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Bloomfield, Ruth (9 September 2009). "Forgotten fountain to be restored to former glory in heart of City". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Architects and Sculptors". stlawrencefountain.co.uk. 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b Historic England. "St Lawrence Jewry Drinking Fountain (1430819)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
External links
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Media related to St Lawrence and Mary Magdalene Drinking Fountain at Wikimedia Commons- Historic England. "St Lawrence Jewry Drinking Fountain (1430819)". National Heritage List for England.
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