Artwork : ArchiveNo00192

Drinking Fountain 1935

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	Hilsea Lido
Contributor Image	jane_smith_lido.jpg
Profession
Location	Hilsea
Collection Date	04.02.09
Artefact Name	Drinking Fountain
Artefact Description	The fountain is painted cream. It has a concrete base with no equipment to drink from. Hexagonal design approx. 0.5m by 0.5m
Artefact Date	1935
Artefact Stored	Right-side from the entrance to the main pool by the cascade. Bottom east-end of pool.
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	00192_w.jpg
Sample Taken	Concrete from bottom right
Sample Image
History of Artefact	The drinking fountain provided fresh water for the children in the main pool to drink because the pool contained saltwater. There were two fountains on site. ‘I remember coming to the Lido in the 1950s in its heyday when it was considered a wonderful amenity. I came from London to visit my grandparents in Kipling Road, Hilsea.’ Jane Smith
Historian	Jane Smith
Previous Owners	Portsmouth City Council
Special Memories	‘It was always a very familiar sight to see children drinking from it when you were in the main pool.’ Jane Smith
Artwork Image	00192_WEB.jpg

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