Sheaf Square Stone Fountain - Sheffield, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member dtrebilc
N 53° 22.688 W 001° 27.806
30U E 602212 N 5915435
This fountain in Sheaf Square is fed from a series of cascades in a stone trough, descending from the top of a ramp and culminating with a stone base with a number of water jets. It is one of two fountains in the square.
Waymark Code: WMRXWX
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/19/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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The water cascade and fountain were built as part of a major redevelopment of the square outside Sheffield Railway Station.

All of the new pavements and walling are crafted in natural stone, the most common is the Crosland Hill Yorkstone used in highway paving and throughout the whole cascade water feature, designed by RPDT. Each of the 426 cascades run over carved weir stones that have been hand finished by Yorkshire Craftsmen from Johnsons Wellfield quarries of Huddersfield, each carefully bedded and levelled by Vetter UK stonemasons to maintain water flow symmetry.
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