Sea Horse Pool, Enville Hall

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Date:1900 - 1908 (c.)

Description:A postcard view of the Sea Horse Pool and Gothic Gates, in the distance, in the gardens at Enville Hall. The Sea Horse Pool is also known as the Ha-ha pool.

The fountain featured a statue of Triton blowing a shell trumpet, surrounded by four seahorses and there was a central jet which when fired could reach around 70 feet, surrounded by 16 other jets which could reach around 40 feet.

This postcard was franked in Stourbridge on 15 January 1908 and sent to an address in Hockley, Birmingham.

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