Fountain- The Moor, Falmouth, Cornwall,UK
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N 50° 09.307 W 005° 04.363
30U E 351939 N 5557934
The fountain was gifted by Penryn Borough when Falmouth was known as PennyComeQuick
Waymark Code: WM16DEA
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/06/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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Adjacent to the fountain was an open-air market, during the 17/1800 The fountain was predominately used to water the livestock.
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The Fountain has been made from local granite, the fountain bowl flows out through animal mouth spouts which appear to be on the four cardinal points of a compass, and within the roof of the roof is a mosaic that depicts "The Seven Sister, the ancient mariner's navigational stars (Pleiades)
Throughout its history, the fountain has moved a couple of times, the most recent after being sympathetically restored.
Note: in the 1950 the local taxi drivers used the water to wash their vehicles
Setting: Outside

Place: Community area

Use: Display

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