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On 4 June 171, a fire destroyed almost the entirety of the town of [[Blandford Forum]]. Around 15 people were killed and over 90% of the town's buildings razed.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2018/06/blandford-fires-ancient-and-modern/|first=Ian|last=Kennedy|title= Blandford Fires ancient and modern|publisher=Dorset Life|date=1 June 2018| access-date=28 November 2023}}</ref> John Bastard designed and paid for the monument.{{sfn|Cox|1993|p=?}} It was sited above a [[Spring (hydrosphere)|spring]], to provide a water source in the event of a further fire. This was converted to a [[drinking fountain]] in 1899.{{sfn|Cox|1993|p=?}} |
On 4 June 171, a fire destroyed almost the entirety of the town of [[Blandford Forum]]. Around 15 people were killed and over 90% of the town's buildings razed.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dorsetlife.co.uk/2018/06/blandford-fires-ancient-and-modern/|first=Ian|last=Kennedy|title= Blandford Fires ancient and modern|publisher=Dorset Life|date=1 June 2018| access-date=28 November 2023}}</ref> John Bastard designed and paid for the monument.{{sfn|Cox|1993|p=?}} It was sited above a [[Spring (hydrosphere)|spring]], to provide a water source in the event of a further fire. This was converted to a [[drinking fountain]] in 1899.{{sfn|Cox|1993|p=?}} |
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[[Nikolaus Pevsner]], in his ''Dorset'' volume of the [[Pevsner Architectural Guides|Buildings of England]] series, described the Pump House as a "detailed [[Aedicula|tabernacle]] with [[Doric order|Doric]] columns".{{sfn|Pevsner|Newman|1972|p=97}} The Pump House is a [[Listed building|Grade I listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1324829|desc=Pump House, |
[[Nikolaus Pevsner]], in his ''Dorset'' volume of the [[Pevsner Architectural Guides|Buildings of England]] series, described the Pump House as a "detailed [[Aedicula|tabernacle]] with [[Doric order|Doric]] columns".{{sfn|Pevsner|Newman|1972|p=97}} The Pump House is a [[Listed building|Grade I listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1324829|desc=Pump House, Blandford Forum|grade=I|access-date=28 November 2023}}</ref> |
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| The Pump House, Blandford Forum | |
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 "'In REMEMBRANCE of God's dreadful Visitation by FIRE which broke out the 4th June 1731, and in few Hours reduced almost this whole Town to Ashes" | |
| Type | Fountain |
| Location | Blandford Forum, Dorset |
| Coordinates | 50°51′22″N 2°09′51″W / 50.8561°N 2.1642°W |
| Built | 1760 |
| Architect | John Bastard |
| Architectural style(s) | Neoclassical |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Pump House |
| Designated | 27 October 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1324829 |
  Location of The Pump House, Blandford Forum in Dorset | |
The Pump House, Blandford Forum, Dorset, England, is a 18th-century water source erected in 1760 in commemoration of a fire which almost destroyed the town in 1731. It was designed and paid for by John Bastard, who with his brother William worked as builders and architects and were largely responsible for the town's reconstruction. The Pump House is a Grade I listed structure.
History and description
On 4 June 171, a fire destroyed almost the entirety of the town of Blandford Forum. Around 15 people were killed and over 90% of the town's buildings razed.[1] John Bastard designed and paid for the monument.[2] It was sited above a spring, to provide a water source in the event of a further fire. This was converted to a drinking fountain in 1899.[2]
Nikolaus Pevsner, in his Dorset volume of the Buildings of England series, described the Pump House as a "detailed tabernacle with Doric columns".[3] The Pump House is a Grade I listed building.[4]
Notes
References
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (1 June 2018). "Blandford Fires ancient and modern". Dorset Life. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b Cox 1993, p. ?.
- ^ Pevsner & Newman 1972, p. 97.
- ^ Historic England. "Pump House, Blandford Forum (Grade I) (1324829)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
Sources
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Newman, John (1972). Dorset. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-140-71044-1.
- Cox, Benjamin G. (1993). The Great Fire of Blandford Forum 1731. Blandford Forum: Blandford Museum.