Saturday, 26 February 2011

Drinking Fountain - Peel Park

     This drinking fountain can be found in Peel Park, Bradford.  The fountain, which originally stood in the town was donated to Bradford by the 'Band of Hope', a temperance movement founded in Leeds in 1847 with the aim of saving working class children from the perils of drink, the movement believed that easy access to drinking water would keep the poor from consuming alcohol. 
     The structure is mow a Grade II listed building and has recently been cleaned.  There appears to be no water supply to the fountain though, so you may have to go to the pub for a drink!
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4 comments:

  1. zakton26 February 2011 at 19:05

    The purple flowers on the grass look amazing.

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  2. jennyfreckles26 February 2011 at 20:13

    Lovely picture, one to click and enlarge. The crocusses are very pretty and I like the stone pineapple-shaped thingy.

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  3. Anonymous26 February 2011 at 21:27

    I really had to enlarge the picture to see the crocus flowers. Lovely.

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  4. Anonymous27 February 2011 at 00:17

    Looks like Crocus blooming in the lawn, beautiful late winter scene!

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