9/19/2013 - Rebecca Fountain
This white marble fountain depicts a life size young girl in eastern costume pouring water from a vase into a bowl supported by pillars and carries the inscription ‘Water is good for you’.
Erected by the Bath Temperance Association in 1861. It had a further figure in bronze added in 1986.
Rebecca Fountain, located by Bath Abbey – junction High Street, Cheap Street and Orange Grove.
The fountain was originally used as a drinking fountain and running water was a feature until the 1980s.
9/19/2013 - Rebecca Fountain
This white marble fountain depicts a life size young girl in eastern costume pouring water from a vase into a bowl supported by pillars and carries the inscription ‘Water is good for you’.
Erected by the Bath Temperance Association in 1861. It had a further figure in bronze added in 1986.
Rebecca Fountain, located by Bath Abbey – junction High Street, Cheap Street and Orange Grove.
The fountain was originally used as a drinking fountain and running water was a feature until the 1980s.