The Screw Fountain, The Gardens, Alton Towers

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Date:1960

Description:This stone-carved fountain is also known as the 'Corkscrew Fountain', the 'Siren Fountain' and the 'Candlestick Fountain'. It stands in a pool surrounded by aquatic plants, and is one of many ornamental features in the estate's water gardens built for the fifteenth and sixteenth Earls of Shrewsbury.

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Water Features Lakes & Ponds Estate Parks & Gardens Buildings, Architecture, Monuments Buildings & Structures

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Creators: F. Frith & Co. Ltd. - Creator

Donor ref:FF79 (28/5404)

Source: Leek Library

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