Day to Day => Towns & Villages => Water Features => Topic started by: sheppey_bottles on October 19, 2009, 10:36:43
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We had a ride out to Milton Regis near sittingbourne the other day and noticed this old Fountain next to the old Gaol in the High Street. I think it has been resited here as I am sure it used to be in the recreation ground years ago. But a lovely item though and superb pieces of casting. I bet there are other superb examples throughout Kent.
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Shadoxhurst
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Canterbury, Longport.
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Although the nearby plaque would suggest this was installed much earlier than the late 1800's.
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That Pike fella gets EVERYWHERE.
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Canterbury, Palace Street.
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Woodchurch
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Deal Castle.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/4237832253_d9de707849.jpg)
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Littlestone
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Bredgar, beside the village pond.
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The Dane John in Canterbury.
This one still functions as a drinking fountain.
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The inscription.
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Broadstairs beach. There is a twin about 20 yards to the left but it had some rather fruity graffiti on it.
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Temple Ewell, as part of a commemorative memorial for the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
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Foremans old yard, off Headcorn High Street.
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Lympne Castle
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This is the only picture I can find of this drinking fountain that gives some hint as to its appearance. (Crop from the StarHill Mill photograph).
Cutting from the South Eastern Gazette - July, 1861
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I know this is not the same but I remember as a very young child a little water fountain we used to drink out of on Jackson's field at the top of Star Hill ,the drinking fountain was next to the seating shelter (now long gone) as I remember.
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Hi Rochester bred, I too remember that drinking fountain , nothing tasted so good on a hot summer day as a drink from it. Thinking about it brought to mind the horse troughs in and around the Medway towns. I can recall most of the obvious ones, the one at the bottom of Chatham Hill by the arches, Blue Boar Lane Rochester. I think there was one somewhere near Chatham town hall ? There were many more just can't place them. Bearing in mind I left the towns when the yard closed (economic migrant ,thank you Maggie )
I expect most have gone now.
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There is still the one opposite La Providence in Rochester High St . Flower filled now .
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I believe this is it in its previous location - along with the water pump, opposite Almon Place.
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There is a horse trough at Higham opposite the Richard Falstaff pub, and also a water pump at Rochester free museum that still works,
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There is still the one opposite La Providence in Rochester High St . Flower filled now .
Lyn L, the trough by La Providence was originally by Blue Boar lane near besides St. Clements house, it was later moved to where it is now, I remember every Friday meeting my grandad here before he went on to the Friday market, happy times.
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That trough certainly gets around! I wonder where it will end up next?
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This one was originally situated on Rochester Esplanade and then relocated to Strood rec.
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Lots of images missing in this thread :(
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There is a water pump in the courtyard of the ` Sir John Hawkins Hospital ` residence, on the border of Chatham / Rochester opposite Gundulph Road, in the High Street.
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There used to be one outside the appropriately named Fountain Pub on the Tonbridge road Maidstone but it disappeared, during the refurbishment, into an Indian restaurant. Sad, as it was a great feature, I wonder where it went?