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The Fountains in Victoria Square

The original octagonal fountains in Victoria Square have been demolished during the refurbishment. This was not a popular move with some of Bolton's residents, this page is presented as a photographic history of their memory.

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185k JPEG Summer 1998

This view of the south fountain clearly shows the cracks. Note also that only the centre jets are working.

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174k JPEG Summer 1998

This is the north fountain.

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133k JPEG Autumn 1998

A close up of the inside of the fountain with a town hall backdrop.

[panoramic fountain]

32k GIF 73k JPEG Old fountain picture taken with fisheye lens

This unusual picture although distorted does show the whole of the fountain.


[old picture of Square]

130k JPEG Summer 1981

This picture shows in the top left corner, a fountain in all its glory. Taken from the town hall steps during an outdoor art exhibition one summer. You can see the inside and outside jets operating.

[square stepped fountain]

25k GIF 81k JPEG New Victoria Square Fountain January 2000

This is one of the new fountains.

[square fountain]

30k GIF 114k JPEG Victoria Square fountain with lights on February 2000

This picture shows the floodlights of the fountains.

[square stepped fountain]

32k GIF 103k JPEG South fountain in Victoria Square April 2000

The level rises and falls of the jets.

[square stepped fountain]

30k GIF 96k JPEG North fountain in Victoria Square April 2000

Components of the old fountains were used in these.

[water and fountain in sunshine]

27k GIF 83k JPEG New fountain in the sun April 2000

With the jets at full, when the sun catches the water this makes quite a nice effect in the square.

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