Queen Victoria Fountain - Willistead Park - Windsor, ON
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jiggs11
N 42° 19.065 W 083° 00.611
17T E 334348 N 4687013
Majestic covered fountain located on the grounds of Willistead Park in Windsor.
Waymark Code: WM10HPW
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/11/2019
Views: 2
The Queen Victoria Fountain is located on the grounds of Willestead Park, just east of the Willestead Manor.
It was completed and dedicated in 1897 to commemorate 60 years on the throne by Queen Victoria. It was commissioned by distillery magnate Hiram Walker and Sons.
It originally sat off Devonshire Road at the old Pere Marquette Railway Station. It was moved to its current location in 1958.
The fountain features an ornate brass bell as its centrepiece. The bell features cast lions, symbolic of the British throne.
The memorial inscription reads:
"To commemorate the completion of the sixtieth year of the glorious reign of her most gracious majesty Queen Victoria. The gift of Hiram Walker & Sons Limited to the people of Walkerville. MDCCCXCVII"
At its best, the fountain featured tin cups for passersby to quench their thirst as well as a horse trough on one face. The inscription around the facing reads:
Her court was pure, her life serene
God gave her peace, her Land reposed
A thousand claims to reverence closed
In her mother, wife and Queen
The fountain is now only flowing during the seasonal warm months.
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