Date:8th of September 1957
Description:The Fountain was originally envisaged as a six storey structure with gas-lit Chinese lamps hanging from the various layers of roof. The final construction, a design of Robert Abraham modelled on the To-ho pagoda in Canton and made by the Coalbrookdale Iron Company did not match this grand ideal. Standing only three storeys high and without the decorative lamps, the Pagoda Fountain is still undeniably an impressive structure. It took some years to build and was eventually finished in the 1830s, after being started in 1826.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
Lantern slide view of the Pagoda Fountain in the grounds of Alton Towers. The Pagoda ...
Alton Towers was the home of the Talbot family, Earls of Shrewsbury. It was built ...
A view of the Boating Lake at Alton Towers. The bridge can be seen far right. ...
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Donor ref:P2024.002.0002 (37/49215)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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