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Seymour Street Methodist Church, Lisburn, Co. Antrim

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 10 older comments, and then…
• Sharon Corbet said:

  Streetview. The fountain is indeed gone. It was one of 5 that Sir Richard Wallace gave to Lisburn in 1876. This one was apparently a casualty of war: "During the war years three of the fountains were dismantled to accommodate the demand for metal to make armaments." But there are 2 of its siblings still in Lisburn - pictures at the above link.

• Sharon Corbet said:

  Plus a reverse view taken from the Seymour St. Church.

• beachcomber australia said:

  There is now a building on the left which is since the stereo pair - is it a priest house? Check out the knick-nacks in the window!! - goo.gl/maps/brXF3

• Sharon Corbet said:

  Wallace fountains are also found all over Paris: "In the 19th century Sir Richard Wallace was a wealthy English art collector and philanthropist who lived in France. When the Franco Prussian war damaged many of the aqueducts in Paris there remained little access to clean water for many of the most needy Parisians. His solution to this problem was the erection of public drinking fountains. " This particular model was " work of art by the French sculptor, Charles-Auguste Lebourg" and made by Val D’Osne.

• beachcomber australia said:

  Aha "The manse was built about 1880 and the Seymour Street National School in 1886. ... " from lisburn.com/churches/Lisburn-churches/lisburn-methodist.html . So before 1880 at latest.