Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cast-iron drinking fountain in Carmarthen Park
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, designated on 28 November 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 28 November 2003
- Community
- Carmarthen
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.85567, -4.31629
- Cadw reference
- 82148
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 229 Carmarthen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated between bandstand and Picton Terrace entrance to park.
History
Drinking fountain, presumably of 1900, the date of park, but looking later C19.
Exterior
Small cast iron drinking fountain on square concrete plinth. Fountain is c. 5'' (c17cm) high, with quatrefoil short shaft set in concrete, then short round shaft with 4 small dishes between brackets, then neck-ring under octagonal section with rosettes and spigots. This carries base of a curious finial with 4 thick scrolled branches, fluted ball, and further smaller ball on shaft above.
Reason for designation
Included as a piece of decorative late Victorian cast-iron work. Part of a reletively complete urban park of C1900.
Nearby in the register
- Bandstand in Carmarthen ParkGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Gate to Carmarthen Park from Picton TerraceCivilunder 1 mi
- Castle House, including railings and gatesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty Clyd, including front railings and gatesDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.