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Simpson Fountain

William Simpson
Lancaster 1829 - Liverpool 1883
Liverpool politician and philantropist

Joseph Rogerson
1885

Description

Fountain with bronze portrait medallion.

Inscription(s)

SIMPSON
FOUNTAIN
18 85

Sculptor

Joseph Rogerson, English sculptor in Liverpool, active 1871-1902 (Mapping of Sculpture).

Sources & Information

Terry Cavanagh, Public Sculpture of Liverpool. Liverpool University Press, 1997, pp. 18-20.
Old Mersey Times, William Simpson.

Locatie (N 53°24'25" - W 2°59'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbnw013; Photograph: 23 October 2009 / updated: 17 June 2023
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