Friday 26 October 2012

Hascombe, Surrey, The Village Fountain c1912

Hascombe, Surrey, The village fountain, circa 1912. Hascombe is an affluent village in Surrey. The village fountain, now a listed building, is a source of natural spring water and was built in 1877 by Edward Lee Rowcliffe as a memorial to his brother. It is still a popular source of free mineral water. The inscription above the fountain says "Whosoever will let him, take the water of life freely".
Postcard by W. H. Applebee of Ashford. Click the postcard to enlarge.

For more old photos have a look at this week's Sepia Saturday blog.



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14 comments:

  1. Fascinating! Love the "then" and "now!"

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  2. It would be nice to have a fountain like that where I live.

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  3. It is amazing how many of these old fountains still function. Great then and now as always!

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  4. The "now" is surprisingly much like "then" - now that's something you don't see every day!

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  5. Now is a bit more built up but still more alike than many we've seen.

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  6. I'm glad you told us about the inscription Howard, I couldn't read it with Google. Good match for 'then' and 'now.'

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  7. So this source is producing natural water for 135 years already. Incredible!

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  8. When do we ever read a sign that suggests we take of anytihing freely? Nice that it is still there!

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  9. I would certainly stop there to fill up on mineral water.

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  10. It's nice to see a spot that hasn't changed very much - that doesn't happen often. I enjoyed using the Google viewer to circle around and see the entire area around the fountain.

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  11. It's so amazing how that fountain didn't change over the years. It looks just the same.
    Nancy

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  12. An almost artistic photo if the view of the girl at the spring was cropped closer. The spring seems to flow quite freely then and now, but where does the surplus water go? Is it part of the Thames watershed?

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  13. I love seeing the two images. Such a shame that a road with cars has to mar such a beauty-spot. the first image is so idyllic, yet the video clip, has that stamp of "improvement".

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  14. We have a place much like this not too far from where I live. Yours is lovely then and now!

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