Title:
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Patrick Stirling Memorial Lamp and Fountain
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Creation Date:
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1890
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Dimensions:
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4.5 m high
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Period:
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19th century
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Location:
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Doncaster, South Yorkshire
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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not known
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Image ID:
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d015a
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Description:
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General view.
Location: Outside the buildings for retired railway employees and their families at Patrick Stirling Court. Originally located in St Sepulchregate near the railway station, it was moved to St James Bridge and finally to Patrick Stirling Court in 1993 [1] Description: Pink and gray granite column surmounted by a lamp with Doncaster's Lion at its top. Four drinking basins protrude from the column. Four pink columns decorate the memorial above the basins; between them the gray granite column is inscribed above each of the four basins. The whole stands on a octagonal, sandstone base. Inscriptions: The inscriptions above each basin read: "THIS / FOUNTAIN/ WAS / PRESENTED TO / THE TOWN OF / DONCASTER / BY / THE ENGINEMEN / AND FIREMEN / EMPLOYED ON" There is a recent plaque in the paving beneath the memorial: "THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED ON 12 MARCH 1993 / BY / THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF DONCASTER / COUNCILLOR C.W.VERRILL / TO MARK THE COMPLETION OF / PATRICK STIRLING COURT" Commission: By subscription from railway workers to celebrate the 70th birthday of Patrick Stirling. Comment: Patrick Stirling was a pioneering engineer in local railways. |
Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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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 >."
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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not known
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Subject Heading:
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Memorials -- England
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Subject Heading:
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Monuments -- England
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Subject Heading:
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Public health
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Subject Heading:
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Drinking water
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