Stanford Fountain

William Stanford designed and carved the fountain during his incarceration at Pentridge Prison. In 1871 the fountain was erected in Carpentaria Place (now Gordons Reserve) for which William received no payments. He used a stuffed eagle-hawk as his model for the birds and the Champ's (Governor of Pentridge) son for the cupid figure.
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Stanford Fountain


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  1. ReanaclaireJune 30, 2010 at 9:19 AM

    wenn, u really do your homework on the trips that u go to.. good la.. i will be too lazy to dig up information. :)

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  2. Carolyn FordJune 30, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    Beautiful fountain!

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  3. UnknownJune 30, 2010 at 12:36 PM

    lovely shots.

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  4. catJune 30, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    A beautiful old fountain!

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  5. UnknownJune 30, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    lovely shots and thanks for the mini tour.

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  6. Self SagacityJune 30, 2010 at 6:10 PM

    Thanks for the great info. I do love learning from your experiences.

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  7. EnsuraiJune 30, 2010 at 9:36 PM

    I love fountains....nice.

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  8. Alice LawJune 30, 2010 at 10:44 PM

    Not bad... :)

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  9. [SK]June 30, 2010 at 10:48 PM

    very nicely built fountain.. :)

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  10. TaniaJuly 1, 2010 at 3:53 AM

    Looks like a great place and fountain:-)

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  11. LoracJuly 1, 2010 at 4:54 AM

    Very interesting! Thanks Wenn!

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  12. eileeninmdJuly 1, 2010 at 6:21 AM

    Pretty fountain and thanks for the info!

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  13. BoeyJoeyJuly 1, 2010 at 3:01 PM

    love historic sites like this :-)

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  14. TekkausJuly 2, 2010 at 10:25 AM

    Hmmm...I thing the one in Malacca is more beautiful. :p

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  15. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪July 2, 2010 at 1:48 PM

    was he freed from prison after completion?

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  16. MODERN ROBINSON CRUSOEJuly 3, 2010 at 10:49 AM

    Can throw $ inside & make a wish?

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