St Annes-on-Sea Water Fountains

Back to the pretty stuff! There are two water Fountains on St Annes seafront, Both are pretty old - I will do research later. There is a small one at the entrance to the, now open swimming pool, which is the most southern one. Further up the promenade and close to the Mexico monument is a far larger and still working fountain. It is very large, quite magnificent and constantly being repainted by the council. No sophisticated colours here! For the first time I have added a video to an item on any of my blogs. It is here

Early Sunday morning before the car-park gets busy.
This is set back about 5 yards from the footpath next to the main prom road.
The reopened swimming pool is in the background.
The boating pool is to the right of this and the new lifeboat house is there too.

Closer still! About 7 feet in all. About half the size of the next one. This is right on the thoroughfare. Have to walk round it to get to the swimming pool.

It does have the exterior equipment to work - but I have seen it working!

4 sides, each one has an aquatic theme.
Beautifully rendered casting. Can only be done in iron

A pipe on the other side too. This is facing the road.

Facing South.

Close up of the base. The design is so similar to the other fountain.

Not quite a circular surround but definitely rounded bays

This is the drinking trough for dogs. This is probably rain water

View from the base

 The images below are the larger water fountain. It is about 400 yards north of the first one. The "Mexico" monument is nearby as is the bandstand.

From the promenade - the main prom route is just in front of the hotels

Looking North - but still prom side

Roadside but looking North

Looking due South - the new cafe is just by the edge of the prom
and juts out over the boating pool

Detail of the caste base. This is cast iron and it's high quality

Closer still It is possible to see the join between castings.
Every casting is identical in the base

Still working - Obviously an aquatic theme to the whole fountain.

The water is about 10 to 12 inches deep
One or two of the shells are broken.
Overall there is very little damage to the whole fountain

One of the damaged shells to the right

Pretty impressive casting
Supporting the cherub at the top

Pan/Cherub in all about 15 feet high!

Embedded the other video here!