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Description: | CADW listing: 'Two square piers support a lintel with round arched head. The piers are slightly tapering with moulded bases and Tuscan-style capitals with dentils. The lintel has a pronounced hollow moulding to the underside. Underneath the arch is a stone panel. To the front, the upper half bears a bronze bust of John Hopkin Davies. Underneath is a semi-circular water trough with a wide rim and base, the latter continuing from the pier bases. To the rear, the stone panel beneath the arch bears an inscription. Underneath, a bronze fountain spout has been mounted in the form of 2 stylised rams heads. Plain semi-circular trough below. All mounted on a platform one course high with central semi-circular projections to front and rear.' Additional Information: Dr. John Hopkin Davies was brought to Tai Bach in 1872 by Theodore Talbot of Margam Park. Davies practised in Tai Bach for 48 years until his death in 1920. | Subjects: | Drinking Fountain | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Goscombe John, William | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6745... | Go to resource |
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