| 词条 | Baroness Burdett Coutts Drinking Fountain |
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The Baroness Burdett Coutts Drinking Fountain (also known as the Victoria Fountain) is a Grade II* listed drinking fountain situated in Victoria Park, London. The fountain was built in 1862. HistoryThe fountain was designed in 1862 by Henry Astley Darbsihire and erected by Baroness Burdett Coutts at a cost of £5,000.[1] The fountain is made out of granite, and is a {{convert|28|ft|m}} diameter octagon with {{convert|60|ft|m}} red granite columns, in the Gothic style, and is situated near to the Hackney gate of the park.[2][3] The opening of the fountain in 1862 was attended by 10,000 spectators.[4][5] The year after the fountain was installed, The Illustrated London News called Victoria Park the best people's park in London, due to its facilities such as the fountain.[6] In his Dictionary of London, Charles Dickens, Jr. described the fountain as "beautiful".[7] In 1975, the fountain was given Grade II* listed status by Historic England.[8] In 2011, the fountain was refurbished as part of a major restoration of Victoria Park.[9] The fountain is no longer in public use; instead, it is protected by a metal fence around it.[10] References1. ^{{cite book| url= https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oQEIAwAAQBAJ&dq=Baroness+Burdett+Coutts+Drinking+Fountain&source=gbs_navlinks_s| title= London in 1880| last=Fry| first=H.| page=273| date=1880| access-date=11 May 2016}} 2. ^{{cite book| url= https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9KPxH48qnZwC&dq=Baroness+Burdett+Coutts+Drinking+Fountain&source=gbs_navlinks_s| title= London Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions| last1= Wheatley| first1=Henry| last2= Cunningham| first2=Peter| publisher=Cambridge University Press| page=434| date=February 2011| access-date=11 May 2016}} 3. ^{{cite news| url= https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xoVUAAAAcAAJ&dq=victoria+park+drinking+fountain&source=gbs_navlinks_s| title= The Victoria Fountain| work=Illustrated London News| page=13| date=1 July 1862| access-date=11 May 2016}} 4. ^{{cite news|url= http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000051/18620630/004/0002| title= Inauguration of a Drinking Fountain in Victoria Park| work=The Daily News (UK)| page=2| date=30 June 1862| access-date=11 May 2016|via=British Newspaper Archive| subscription=yes}} 5. ^{{cite news|url= http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000054/18620705/006/0010| title= Home| work=The Examiner| page=10| date=5 July 1862| access-date=11 May 2016|via=British Newspaper Archive| subscription=yes}} 6. ^{{cite book|url= https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ypck4hFRvaEC&dq=victoria+park+drinking+fountain&source=gbs_navlinks_s| title= The Regeneration of Public Parks| last1=Fieldhouse| first1=Ken| last2= Woudstra| first2=Jan| publisher=Taylor & Francis| date=December 2012| access-date=11 May 2016}} 7. ^{{cite book| url= https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GEswrOisKB0C&dq=Baroness+Burdett+Coutts+Drinking+Fountain&source=gbs_navlinks_s| title= A Dictionary of Victorian London: An A–Z of the Great Metropolis| last=Jackson| first=Lee| publisher=Anthem Press| page=78| date=August 2006| access-date=11 May 2016}} 8. ^{{cite web|url= https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1235552| title= Baroness Burdett Coutts Drinking Fountain| publisher=Historic England| access-date=11 May 2016}} 9. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/leisure_and_culture/parks_and_open_spaces/victoria_park/history.aspx| title= Victoria Park| publisher=Tower Hamlets Council|access-date=11 May 2016}} 10. ^{{cite web|url= http://eastend-memories.org/Victoria_Park/victoria-park.html| title= Victoria Park| publisher=East End Memories|access-date=11 May 2016}} External links
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