Survey Data
Reg No
15502113
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Fountain
Date
1850 - 1855
Coordinates
304481, 121954
Date Recorded
06/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Wall-mounted cast-iron fountain, dated 1854, on an engaged half-octagonal plan. Now disused. Street fronted.
Appraisal
A fountain erected (1854) 'by JOHN GREENE [1803-90] MAYOR' representing an interesting example of cast-iron work making a pleasing, if largely inconspicuous visual statement in John Street Upper. NOTE: A lost tradition saw the fountain used to determine social status in Wexford according to place of residence "above or below The Cock o' John Street".