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Colour-tinted postcard of Roundhay Park showing Barran's Fountain, the drinking fountain presented by John Barran in 1882. Barran had been instrumental in purchasing Roundhay Park for the corporation 11 years earlier while he was Mayor but faced much criticism in the years that followed from people who believed the park was a 'white elephant' and a waste of ratepayers' money, particularly considering that the poor transport links made it inaccessible to the majority of working people. Another frequent complaint was the lack of drinking water, which Barran attempted to redress by providing this fountain. Designed by Thomas Ambler, it proved a success and today is Grade II listed. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | drinking fountain John Barran listed building Roundhay Park | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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