Halifax
MRS. PRESCOTT
OF SUMMERVILLE
IN THIS TOWN
MARCH, 17 1883
ERECTED BY HER DAUGHTER
THIS FOUNTAIN WAS PRESENTED BY
MRS LEIGH OF SUMMERVILLE
TO THE CORPORATION OF HALIFAX
IN THE MAYORALTY OF ALFRED RAMSDEN ESQ.
ON THE 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1884
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| Location | East side of Spring Edge South just north of the footpath that joins the 2 sections of Savile Park. |
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| Front inscription | IN MEMORY OF MRS. PRESCOTT OF SUMMERVILLE IN THIS TOWN MARCH, 17 1883 ERECTED BY HER DAUGHTER |
| End inscription | THE “PRESCOTT FOUNTAIN.” THIS FOUNTAIN WAS PRESENTED BY MRS LEIGH OF SUMMERVILLE TO THE CORPORATION OF HALIFAX IN THE MAYORALTY OF ALFRED RAMSDEN ESQ. ON THE 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1884 |
| MDFCTA number | 1034 |
| Type and size | Special trough/fountain design-16. |
| Original location | Yorkshire. Halifax |
| Date erected | September 1884 |
| Comments | This fountain has four taps, two large troughs for horses, and four smaller troughs for dogs. It also had a lamp on top. It was originally in Fountain Street. In 1898, it was moved to King Cross, Calderdale to make way for the construction of the tramway until it was moved for road improvements. On 22nd August 1932, it was moved to Spring Edge where it still stands today. Several other troughs and fountains were donated by Mrs Leigh of Halifax. The design of this special trough/fountain is very similar to structures in Forest Gate, Padiham and Dewsbury. |