1860 – Drinking Fountain, Beresford Place, Dublin

Published in The Dublin Builder, February 1 1861, and gifted to the city by the Earl of Carlisle. “An exception however to this structure, has been erected near the junction of Beresford place with and inside the area surrounding the north and west sides of the Custom house, midway between that building and the Northumberland Hotel. It is the gift of His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle, and is partly constructed of limestone and partly of Caen stone, with granite base Cost about £50. Messrs Deane and Woodward, architects; Messrs Purdy and Outhwaite, constructors. The total height is about 10 feet to vane. The interior is fitted with a charcoal filter and the slab seen at the rere is intended as a rest for burdens.”

The fountain at Beresford-place alluded to by our correspondent was erected in the year 1861, at the expense of the Earl of Carlisle, when Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. For many years it was almost totally neglected , its water supply being frequently cut off ; and perhaps , as it was no longer a ” thing of beauty,” many were of opinion that it would be as well that it should not continue to be an eyesore in that great thoroughfare However, the exigencies of the great viaduct for the ” Loop ” line demanded its removal, and it now (or the materials of it) lies in the stores adjoining.
The Irish Builder, October 1, 1893