COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Caption:
Memorial lamp and fountain
caption
Memorial lamp and fountain
Caption
false
Creation Date:
1911
creation_date
1911
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2002
image_date
2002
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Conisbrough, South Yorkshire
location
Conisbrough, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Display Creator:
George BRIGHT Ltd
display_creator
George BRIGHT Ltd
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
02-2232
image_id
02-2232
Image ID
false
Description:
General view with Coronation Park in background. Description: A metal basin with an octagonal column arising from its rear, topped by a lamp post, 295 cm high. Some ornate decoration of the crosspole beneath the missing lamp and ornamental scrolls at the cupola surmounting the column. Set on an octagonal foot with a small dog trough at the front three faces. Inscriptions: On a panel above the basin: " CORONATION / OF / KING / GEORGE / V / 22nd June / 1911 / THIS / LAMP / & FOUNTAIN / WAS / ERECTED / BY / PUBLIC / SUBSCRIPTION " At the base: " GEO. BRIGHT LTD. / BURTON WEIR / ROTHERHAM " Commission: Coronation Park, on Castle Hill and Low Road, was opened as a park on 22nd June 1911 to commemorate George V's coronation on that day. The land had been donated by a Mrs Godfrey Walker of Scarborough and she unveiled the lamp and fountain. £150 was raised by public subscription. The cost of the lamp and fountain was £30 plus the installation costs. The remaining monies were spent on a Coronation tea for the village children and old people. [1] Comment: It is not known whether the initiative for this fountain was public or private References: [1] J. & T. Greathead, Photographs of Old Conisbrough, 1990. p. 13
description
General view with Coronation Park in background. Description: A metal basin with an octagonal column arising from its rear, topped by a lamp post, 295 cm high. Some ornate decoration of the crosspole beneath the missing lamp and ornamental scrolls at the cupola surmounting the column. Set on an octagonal foot with a small dog trough at the front three faces. Inscriptions: On a panel above the basin: " CORONATION / OF / KING / GEORGE / V / 22nd June / 1911 / THIS / LAMP / & FOUNTAIN / WAS / ERECTED / BY / PUBLIC / SUBSCRIPTION " At the base: " GEO. BRIGHT LTD. / BURTON WEIR / ROTHERHAM " Commission: Coronation Park, on Castle Hill and Low Road, was opened as a park on 22nd June 1911 to commemorate George V's coronation on that day. The land had been donated by a Mrs Godfrey Walker of Scarborough and she unveiled the lamp and fountain. £150 was raised by public subscription. The cost of the lamp and fountain was £30 plus the installation costs. The remaining monies were spent on a Coronation tea for the village children and old people. [1] Comment: It is not known whether the initiative for this fountain was public or private References: [1] J. & T. Greathead, Photographs of Old Conisbrough, 1990. p. 13
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
George BRIGHT Ltd
creator
George BRIGHT Ltd
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Manufacturers.
creator_role
Manufacturers.
Creator Role
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Drinking fountains
subject_heading
Drinking fountains
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Memorials
subject_heading
Memorials
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Streets -- Accessories
subject_heading
Streets -- Accessories
Subject Heading
false