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Replica wine fountain in the Base Court, Hampton Court Palace
London, March 2015, starting with Hampton Court Palace, built for Thomas Wolsey, taken over by Henry VIII and or for Ann Boleyn
From the BBC website, 2010:-
"Henry VIII replica wine fountain unveiled
A photocall of Henry VIII's fully working wine fountain, which has been recreated at Hampton Court Palace.
Hampton Court was Henry VIII's pleasure palace
A wine fountain similar to those used by Henry VIII has been unveiled at Hampton Court Palace.
The working replica was created after the remains of a 16th Century fountain were found during an archaeological dig at the London palace in 2008.
The 13ft (4m) fountain, made of timber, lead, bronze and gold leaf, stands on the site of the excavated fountain.
It will run with red and white wine at weekends and on bank holidays, carrying on the tradition started by Henry VIII.
The design was based on the Field of the Cloth of Gold painting displayed at the palace.
It shows Henry VIII meeting French King Francis I, and depicts two large wine fountains built for the occasion.
Dr Kent Rawlinson, curator of historic buildings at Hampton Court Palace, said: "Hampton Court was a pleasure palace for Henry VIII, where guests were entertained with spectacular revels and festivities, and wine and beer were drunk in enormous quantities, as evidenced by the great cellars that still survive here."
Historians believe it was also common for wine to run through public fountains during festivals and celebrations, such as those to welcome a new monarch into London.
The fountain, found in the palace's largest inner courtyard, Base Court, will serve wine, costing £3.50 a glass, from 1 May."
Replica wine fountain in the Base Court, Hampton Court Palace
London, March 2015, starting with Hampton Court Palace, built for Thomas Wolsey, taken over by Henry VIII and or for Ann Boleyn
From the BBC website, 2010:-
"Henry VIII replica wine fountain unveiled
A photocall of Henry VIII's fully working wine fountain, which has been recreated at Hampton Court Palace.
Hampton Court was Henry VIII's pleasure palace
A wine fountain similar to those used by Henry VIII has been unveiled at Hampton Court Palace.
The working replica was created after the remains of a 16th Century fountain were found during an archaeological dig at the London palace in 2008.
The 13ft (4m) fountain, made of timber, lead, bronze and gold leaf, stands on the site of the excavated fountain.
It will run with red and white wine at weekends and on bank holidays, carrying on the tradition started by Henry VIII.
The design was based on the Field of the Cloth of Gold painting displayed at the palace.
It shows Henry VIII meeting French King Francis I, and depicts two large wine fountains built for the occasion.
Dr Kent Rawlinson, curator of historic buildings at Hampton Court Palace, said: "Hampton Court was a pleasure palace for Henry VIII, where guests were entertained with spectacular revels and festivities, and wine and beer were drunk in enormous quantities, as evidenced by the great cellars that still survive here."
Historians believe it was also common for wine to run through public fountains during festivals and celebrations, such as those to welcome a new monarch into London.
The fountain, found in the palace's largest inner courtyard, Base Court, will serve wine, costing £3.50 a glass, from 1 May."