Talbot Hounds in Trevelyan Square – Leeds, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 47.731 W 001° 32.625
30U E 595920 N 5961755
This statue is in the form of a fountain in Treveleyan Square with 4 Talbot Hounds flanking a large stone bowl.
Waymark Code: WMC48E
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/23/2011
Views: 2
Talbot Hounds were large white dogs bred as hunting hounds. They became extinct at the end of the 18th Century.
Little is known about the exact nature of the dog, but it is believed to have been brought to England in 1066 from France by William the Conqueror. It is also believed that bloodhounds are descended from Talbot Hounds.
The story of the fountain is told on a plaque attached to the base of the plinth supporting the fountain.
THE TALBOT HOUNDS FOUNTAIN
THIS FOUNTAIN WAS COMMISSIONED IN THE
1850’S BY CAPTAIN JOSEPH EDWARDS FOR
THE COURTYARD OF HIS HOME, CASTLE CARR
,
NEAR HALIFAX
CASTLE CARR WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1961. THE
FOUNTAIN WAS REDISCOVERED AND RESTORED BY
CROWTHER OF AVON LODGE AND PURCHASED BY
MEPC PLC IN 1991 FOR TREVELYAN SQUARE. THE
SQUARE TAKES ITS NAME FROM THE TREVELYAN
CHAMBER TEMPERANCE HALL WHICH FORMERLY
OCCUPIED THE SITE
Breed: Talbot Hounds
Date Built: 1850
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