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Sir William Brunton Drinking Fountain 1930

Maker unknown

Registration number

1086756

Artist/maker

Maker unknown

Title

Sir William Brunton Drinking Fountain

Production date

1930

Medium

granite, bluestone

Dimensions (H x W x D)

200 cm (height)

Inscriptions

PRESENTED TO THE / CITIZENS OF MELBOURNE / BY / ALDERMAN / SIR W.M. BRUNTON. K.B. / LORD MAYOR OF MELBOURNE 1923 - 1926 / 1930

Credit line

Presented to the citizens of Melbourne by Alderman Sir W.M. Brunton, 1930
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Sir William Brunton Drinking Fountain, granite and bluestone drinking fountain, 1930, Curtain Square, North Carton

Summary

Location: Curtain Square, North Carton Sir William Brunton was the Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1923 to 1926. He was the powerhouse behind the Lord Mayor’s Hospital Fund, a founder of the National War Memorial Committee and an advocate of parks and gardens for public recreation. Following his service, Brunton offered this ornamental granite and bluestone drinking fountain to the Parks & Gardens Committee, which had it erected in Curtain Square, on Rathdowne Street, North Carlton. Unveiled on 28th February 1930.