Wesley Memorial Fountain, Quayside
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Description
"The fountain is the centrepiece of Wesley Square, an area of the Quayside below the new Law Courts. It is inscribed: 'Near this spot, John Wesley preached his first sermon in Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunday May 30th 1742'. The fountain was commissioned in 1891 by local Methodists on the centenary of Wesley's death. Like many of these fountains, it is no longer connected to the water supply. The retaining wall below the road on the left side stands on the line of the medieval town wall demolished on the Quayside in 1763. The new sandstone wall is carved with a relief showing landmarks along the course of the River Tyne from sea to source by Neil Talbot in 1996." Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2010. -
Owner
Andrew Curtis -
Source
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License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2166438
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 1 year, 1 month ago
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Picture Taken: 2010-11-18 -
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