Former Fountain, Pool Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales
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The relocated remains of a fountain in Pool Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales.
Waymark Code: WMD94G
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/07/2011
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This fountain was erected in 1868 to mark the completion of a new town water system. The new water system was built in response to a cholera epidemic in 1866.
The fountain was originally situated in Castle Square (Y Maes) but was moved due to re-development in that area.
There is a bi-lingual plaque on the fountain which reads:
CODWYD Y FFOWNTAIN I DDATHLU
CWBLHAU CYNLLUN CYFLENWAD DWR
NEWYDD AR GYFEWR CAERNARFON.
AGORWYD H'N SWYDDOGOL GAN EU
HUCHELDERAU BRENINHOL, TYWYSOG
A THYWYSOGES CYMRU,25 EBRILL,1868.
AC AER Y GORON YN PERFFORMIO'R
SEREMONI O AGOR Y TAPIAU.
* * * * * * * * * *
THIS FOUNTAIN WAS ERECTED TO
CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF A
NEW WATER SUPPLY SCHEME FOR
CAERNAFRON. IT WAS OFFICIALLY
OPENED BY THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES
THE PRINCE AND PRINCES OF WALES
25 APRIL,1868.THE HEIR TO THE
THRONE PERFORMING THE CEREMONY
OF TURNING ON THE TAPS.
Setting: Outside
Place: Street.
Use: Monument.
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