COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Caption:
Fountain Cross
caption
Fountain Cross
Caption
false
Creation Date:
1866
creation_date
1866
Creation Date
false
Dimensions:
2.7m high x 60cm wide x 41cm deep
dimensions
2.7m high x 60cm wide x 41cm deep
Dimensions
false
Image Date:
2004
image_date
2004
Image Date
false
Period:
19th century
period
19th century
Period
false
Location:
Cawthorne, South Yorkshire
location
Cawthorne, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
sandstone
material
sandstone
Material
false
Display Creator:
SHAW, George
display_creator
SHAW, George
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
b037c
image_id
b037c
Image ID
false
Description:
Detail. Location: In the grounds of Victoria Jubilee Museum, Taylor Hill, Cawthorne, S75 4HQ. Location: "Maypole Hill". Adjacent to 10 Church Street (Fountain House), Cawthorne, Barnsley MBC. Description: A large cross carved with interlocked serpents and water. The base of the cross is rounded and again carved into two, interlocked, serpents. The whole stands on five circular steps. At the front these are cut away to form a niche into which a drinking fountain was placed (no longer in situ). A basin to hold water was constructed with the addition of a further panel across the niche. This panel is decorated with carved snakes coiled about a cross. The height of the cross is 268 cm; width: 60 cm; depth: 41 cm The carved base is 46 cm high and 110 cm in diameter. The plinth is 200 cm high. The fountain basin is 50 cm high and 100 cm at its widest part. Inscriptions: On the front of the cross, near its base: '″WHOSEVER″ / DRINKETH″OF″THIS″WATER / ″SHALL″THIRST″AGAIN″ / ″BUT″WHOSOEVER″DRINKETH″ / ″OF″THE″WATER″THAT″I″SHALL″ / ″GIVE″HIM″SHALL″NEVER″ / ″THIRST″BUT″THE″WATER″ / ″THAT″I″SHALL″GIVE″HIM″ / SHALL″BE″IN″HIM″WELL″ / OF″WATER″SPRINGING″UP″ / ″INTO″EVERLASTING″LIFE ' (partially indecipherable St John iv., 13-14) Commission: In 1865 water was piped from Margery Wood, High Hoyland, into Cawthorne. The stone cross was given to the village the following year by Misses Frances and Maria Stanhope of Banks Hall. The design, by 'Mr Shaw of Saddleworth', was inspired by a Norman cross built into the exterior of the North Chancel of the adjacent Cawthorne Church. [1] Comment: Water continued to be taken from the fountain up to the Second World War when the water supply was destroyed by open cast mining. There is currently some dispute of the ownership of the land on which the fountain cross stands. [2] References: [1] "History of Cawthorne", Rev. Charles T. Pratt. (pub. privately 1882) pp. 65-66 [2] Letter from Barry Jackson: (28.2.03)
description
Detail. Location: In the grounds of Victoria Jubilee Museum, Taylor Hill, Cawthorne, S75 4HQ. Location: "Maypole Hill". Adjacent to 10 Church Street (Fountain House), Cawthorne, Barnsley MBC. Description: A large cross carved with interlocked serpents and water. The base of the cross is rounded and again carved into two, interlocked, serpents. The whole stands on five circular steps. At the front these are cut away to form a niche into which a drinking fountain was placed (no longer in situ). A basin to hold water was constructed with the addition of a further panel across the niche. This panel is decorated with carved snakes coiled about a cross. The height of the cross is 268 cm; width: 60 cm; depth: 41 cm The carved base is 46 cm high and 110 cm in diameter. The plinth is 200 cm high. The fountain basin is 50 cm high and 100 cm at its widest part. Inscriptions: On the front of the cross, near its base: '″WHOSEVER″ / DRINKETH″OF″THIS″WATER / ″SHALL″THIRST″AGAIN″ / ″BUT″WHOSOEVER″DRINKETH″ / ″OF″THE″WATER″THAT″I″SHALL″ / ″GIVE″HIM″SHALL″NEVER″ / ″THIRST″BUT″THE″WATER″ / ″THAT″I″SHALL″GIVE″HIM″ / SHALL″BE″IN″HIM″WELL″ / OF″WATER″SPRINGING″UP″ / ″INTO″EVERLASTING″LIFE ' (partially indecipherable St John iv., 13-14) Commission: In 1865 water was piped from Margery Wood, High Hoyland, into Cawthorne. The stone cross was given to the village the following year by Misses Frances and Maria Stanhope of Banks Hall. The design, by 'Mr Shaw of Saddleworth', was inspired by a Norman cross built into the exterior of the North Chancel of the adjacent Cawthorne Church. [1] Comment: Water continued to be taken from the fountain up to the Second World War when the water supply was destroyed by open cast mining. There is currently some dispute of the ownership of the land on which the fountain cross stands. [2] References: [1] "History of Cawthorne", Rev. Charles T. Pratt. (pub. privately 1882) pp. 65-66 [2] Letter from Barry Jackson: (28.2.03)
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:
SHAW, George
creator
SHAW, George
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Architect. Active in Saddleworth.
creator_role
Architect. Active in Saddleworth.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Subject Heading:
Drinking fountains
subject_heading
Drinking fountains
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Relief (Sculpture), English
subject_heading
Relief (Sculpture), English
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture -- England (South Yorkshire)
subject_heading
Sculpture -- England (South Yorkshire)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England (South Yorkshire)
subject_heading
Public art -- England (South Yorkshire)
Subject Heading
false