Wednesday 30 January 2013

Randwick, St Jude's Fountain

St Jude's Fountain is located on the corner of Alison Road and Church Street, in the eastern suburb of Randwick. It was sculpted by Walter McGill and opened on 9 November 1866 as the first public water supply to this area. This sandstone fountain was originally fed by an underground spring and in 2000 had some conservation work done on it.
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17 comments:

  1. DinaWednesday 30 January 2013 at 00:26:00 GMT+11

    That's so cool that the fountain was once fed by a spring.
    A nice old fountain. Wonder how I could have missed seeing it when I lived in Randwick more than a year.

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  2. joanneWednesday 30 January 2013 at 08:08:00 GMT+11

    wow, it's in fabulous shape .,,, such a cool piece of history

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  3. Kim, USAWednesday 30 January 2013 at 08:09:00 GMT+11

    Wow! Good thing they did not demolish this fountain. Great information thanks for sharing. Thanks for joining Water World Wednesday.

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  4. AVCr8teurWednesday 30 January 2013 at 11:26:00 GMT+11

    This must have been crowded and a popular place to hang out back in those days.

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  5. carol l mckennaWednesday 30 January 2013 at 11:30:00 GMT+11

    Wonderful historic photo ~

    Carol of A Creative Harbor

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  6. JocelynWednesday 30 January 2013 at 11:37:00 GMT+11

    Great picture!

    Jocelyn @
    http://justalittlesouthernhospitality.blogspot.com

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  7. JenWednesday 30 January 2013 at 12:18:00 GMT+11

    Gives new meaning to hanging around the water cooler...bet it's heard a lot of good stuff...

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  8. AnnWednesday 30 January 2013 at 13:13:00 GMT+11

    That's nice. Good that its still there.

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  9. KarenWednesday 30 January 2013 at 14:11:00 GMT+11

    A lovely old piece.

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  10. Light and VoicesWednesday 30 January 2013 at 15:44:00 GMT+11

    Good find.
    JM Illinois
    U.S.A.

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  11. LeoviWednesday 30 January 2013 at 18:09:00 GMT+11

    Delicious source. Greetings.

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  12. JoeWednesday 30 January 2013 at 20:22:00 GMT+11

    I'm glad history such as this is preserved.

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  13. lina@happy familyWednesday 30 January 2013 at 21:47:00 GMT+11

    Wow, that's very old fountain!

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  14. HazelThursday 31 January 2013 at 02:28:00 GMT+11

    A century-old fountain! What could be more charming than that!

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  15. NatureFootstepThursday 31 January 2013 at 07:23:00 GMT+11

    nice work on that fountain.

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  16. lisaFriday 1 February 2013 at 04:04:00 GMT+11

    A beautifully carved fountain! I'd love to see it in person. I love the take on a fountain for Water World Wednesday.

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