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15 January 2014

Admire the Burdett Coutts Fountain, Victoria Park

It is some time since your author has had a proper wander in Victoria Park, but yesterday morning as the sun began to shine through the trees the opportunity arose for a walk from East to West, and one particular highlight was the restored Burdett Coutts Fountain. Where until relatively recently the Fountain had been fenced off with plants growing out of it, it was restored as part of a £12.4 million project between January 2011 and July 2012 and yesterday it was looking stunning.


The fountain was first erected in 1862, the gift of the philanthropist and heir to the Coutts banking fortune Angela Burdett-Coutts, the 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts. It was designed by the architect H. A. Darbishire, and built in pink marble, granite and stone, with  sculpted cherubs, Gothic arches, a slate roof and four clock-faces costing £6,000. The restoration saw work to the plumbing and stonework, as well as four new mirror pools and a weathervane.

For more, see http://premierconstructionnews.com/2012/10/11/restoring-victoria-park/

2 comments:

  1. ASLEF shrugged15 January 2014 at 10:11

    As featured in the video for "Sunny" by Morrissey. While you're there pop into the Pavilion Café for excellent brekkies/brunch.

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  2. Tom Jones15 January 2014 at 13:51

    A lovely spot...though I continued to E. Pellicci on Bethnal Green Road for mine...

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