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Ornate Fountain in Victoria Park This park is on Jemmett Road, it is bounded on one side by the River Stour.
The "Hubert Fountain" as a french origin (Barbezat - Val d'Osne foundry - Haute-Marne - France)
The park was opened officially in 1899. The fountain, which is 'listed' was purchased from the Great Exhibition of London 1851, by Major Sawbridge Erle-Drax. He installed it on his estate at Olantigh near Wye. In 1912, the estate was sold to a businessman who presented the fountain to Ashford Borough Council. The Stour Valley Walk (long distance path) goes through the park. |
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| Author | David Anstiss |
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