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fountain — Cavendish Row

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fountain — Cavendish Row
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Freestanding granite public drinking fountain, installed c.1780, round in plan with half-round water trough to east elevation, having tall fluted frieze with cornice and half-round domed cap. Concave wings bracing either side of fountain. Curved front to Cavendish Row, flat side to Assembly Rooms (now The Ambassador). Curved cobbles and granite paving set in semi-circle to Cavendish Row, set within concrete paving slabs. Flat elevation to west with smaller half-round water trough set in fluted and scalloped niche, framed on either side by engaged pilasters supporting curved backdrops.

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