The 'Coalbrookdale Fountain' was originally erected in 1888 in the town centre to
celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee but it was moved to the park in 1920 to
allow the war memorial to be built there instead. See appendix for pic. It's pained a single dark colour in order to
explain the technical difficulties in repairing and restoring this
landmark. While other similar cast iron
fountains survive around the world- from Christchurch, New Zealand to
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset- no other fountain is known to survive its original
lamp posts. Some Coalbrookdale fountains
were brightly painted, but early photographs suggest that Lurgan's fountain was
painted a single dark colour in imitation of bronze.
Here's a useful website that give plenty of facts about the park
Enjoy the beautiful pictures of the Fountain :)
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