{"id":3871,"date":"2020-08-31T12:09:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T12:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/?page_id=3871"},"modified":"2020-08-31T12:28:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T12:28:42","slug":"the-fearon-fountain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/?page_id=3871","title":{"rendered":"The Fearon Fountain"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3871\" class=\"elementor elementor-3871\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be93758 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be93758\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78bd618\" data-id=\"78bd618\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d0ed71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d0ed71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Fearon Fountain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72f9ec8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72f9ec8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-579ca6d\" data-id=\"579ca6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e0b301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e0b301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first water officially flowed into the town on 31 August 1870 and at 10.30 am on that day Henry Fearon unveiled a water fountain of Portland stone in the Market Place, 10 feet in height. Its design, by a Mr Forsyth, is perhaps best described as rusticated Gothic with four pillars of Cornish granite, and may have taken the Albert Memorial as its inspiration. As well as the drinking fountain, the lion heads on two sides dispensed water into cattle troughs, for use on market days, and there was an additional small drinking trough for dogs. It bore the inscription, \u2018Our common mercies loudly call, For praise to God, who gives them all. The cost, said to be \u00a3160, was met by Fearon, who presented it to the local board in trust for the town.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-902a67d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"902a67d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03cedd7\" data-id=\"03cedd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d531ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d531ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1391\" src=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aaP1110159-768x1391.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4404\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aaP1110159-768x1391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aaP1110159-166x300.jpg 166w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aaP1110159-565x1024.jpg 565w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aaP1110159-848x1536.jpg 848w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aaP1110159-1131x2048.jpg 1131w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aaP1110159.jpg 1316w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8363a62\" data-id=\"8363a62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4cf5d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4cf5d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1110156-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4403\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1110156-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1110156-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1110156-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1110156-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/aP1110156-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Fearon Fountain - water dispenser for livestock<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0bfa2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0bfa2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e77d64b\" data-id=\"e77d64b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64070a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64070a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cost of the water supply was far more than intended, and it also soon proved insufficient for the needs of the town, but that\u2019s another story.<\/p><p>An exhibition covering the introduction of piped water, the building of a new Blackbrook reservoir to increase the supply, and the difference that clean water made to daily life and industry in the town is planned for July and August 2021, in Loughborough Local Studies Library. It will include artefacts showing how people lived before and after fresh water was piped to their homes.<\/p><p>THE END<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3e31d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3e31d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57f720f\" data-id=\"57f720f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c2aaa elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c1c2aaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/leicestershirehistory.co.uk\/?page_id=3980\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View our other Projects<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fearon Fountain The first water officially flowed into the town on 31 August 1870 and at 10.30 am on that day Henry Fearon unveiled a water fountain of Portland stone in the Market Place, 10 feet in height. 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