Slade Fountain
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On a nearby information board: Slade Fountain – This drinking fountain was installed in 1861 at the request – and expense – of local resident Felix Slade, founder of the Slade School of Art. Based on a design by an Italian artist shown at the 1851 Great Exhibition, and adapted by Charles Driver FRIBA, it is made of Aberdeen red granite with medallions of coloured marble that show Slade’s monogram, coat of arms and the date. The vase it once had on top of it featured bas reliefs of biblical figures Jacob and Rebecca, and Hagar and Ishmael. British History On-line gives: “At the suggestion of the Master of Bolton Street school, a gymnasium was erected in the Park in 1861 opposite the church of St. Agnes. In 1862 Felix Slade presented a drinking fountain; the steps and the bowl were of granite and were surmounted by a bronze vase upon which Jacob, Rebecca, Hagar and Ishmael were represented in low relief. The fountain was designed by Charles H. Driver; the bronze work was executed by...
Erection date: 1861 On a nearby information board: Slade Fountain – This drinking fountain was installed in 1861 at the request – and expense – of local resident Felix Slade, founder of the Slade School of Art. Based on a design by an Italian artist shown
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