tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973030464360956276.post4781975243341150567..comments2024-02-16T11:31:00.465+00:00Comments on Friar Gate Bridge Derby. A dedicated blog to this structure and its maker "Andrew Handyside": Belcher Drinking Fountain in Geelong, Victoria, Australia made in Derby by Andrew Handyside in 1874.Andy Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02620726794196553780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973030464360956276.post-57868150361332582592011-05-17T18:09:37.355+01:002011-05-17T18:09:37.355+01:00Rob, The fountain marked in your garden may well h...Rob, The fountain marked in your garden may well have been a Handyside one as its only a stones throw away from Duke street where they were made. They were bought by the wealthy families of the time. Thousands were made but no records kept of where, its only the ones that remain today such as in town centres around the world that you hear about and that people contact me about.<br />AndyAndy Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02620726794196553780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973030464360956276.post-85263165069548784872011-05-17T13:27:35.417+01:002011-05-17T13:27:35.417+01:00Bit of a long shot this Andy, but are you aware of...Bit of a long shot this Andy, but are you aware of any Handyside fountains in Derby (or that might have originally been located in Derby and later moved)? <br /><br />The reason I ask is that when I was browsing old maps of the Strutts Park area online, I came across a map from 1883 that showed my house on North Street clearly marked with a fountain in the garden!<br /><br />Needless to say there is no fountain there now, nor any mention of it in the deeds, but it seemed odd to have such a feature marked on an OS map. Given the proximity of the Handyside Foundry I’m wildly trying to connect the dots.<br /><br />The 1883 map shows the houses laid out but this must have been very close to the construction date (somewhere between the 1871 and 1881 census) so it’s possible that the fountain was a feature of “Strutts Park” that just ended up in the garden by chance and was moved somewhere else at a later date?<br /><br />It’s very puzzling!Robnoreply@blogger.com