Like Queen Victoria's Statue a few streets away, this monument was erected to celebrate her 50th year as Queen. Being fountain, it is a little more complex and that has been it's downfall. For what...
This fountain is a classic Victorian fountain surrounded by flower beds, almost certainly unnoticed and unrecognised for what it is by the majority of shoppers in Reading. It's a grade II listed build...
Easily missed monument
I see this every day on my way home from work, it's not in a nice part of town. Floral displays seem well cared for.
Lost in the hustle and bustle
Like Queen Victoria's Statue a few streets away, this monument was erected to celebrate her 50th year as Queen. Being fountain, it is a little more complex and that has been it's downfall. For what...
No longer working
Does not contain water, so not much to see. Public benches, so OK for a picnic or a rest while shopping.
More a garden than Fountain
Saw this today and the fountain was full of soil and plants. Maybe some council health and safety or lack of budget thing.
Another surprise Victorian gem in Reading
This fountain is a classic Victorian fountain surrounded by flower beds, almost certainly unnoticed and unrecognised for what it is by the majority of shoppers in Reading. It's a grade II listed build...