Great Fountain, Enville
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The Great Fountain, Enville, was a fountain
created in the mid-19th century by the Earl of Stamford
in the middle of a lake on his estate, Enville Hall, in Enville, Staffordshire
, England.
The fountain was described this way by English artist, E. Adveno Brooke, who visited and made a chronolithograph of the fountain in 1857: "As we stood admiring the beauty and tranquility of the scene, a bubbling sound of water, at first gentle and gathering force by degrees, broke out and we beheld the commencement of one of the most beautiful aquatic displays it is possible to conceive. This, the large fountain, is on a level with the surface of the lake, and composed of five jets, the central one throwing a column of water 150 feet high; the supply being obtained from a large reservoir on the hill, to which it is first pumped by the united action of two engines, each of thirty horsepower.".
The water continued to jet for several minutes, until the water in the reservoir was exhausted.
The Great Fountain was the early ancestor of similar fountains located in lakes or bays, such as the Jet d'Eau
in Geneva, Switzerland, which was created in 1886, and more modern fountains, such as King Fahd's Fountain
in Jeddah
, Saudi Arabia
, opened in 1885, which uses mechanical pumps to jet water upwards 312 metres (1,024 ft) above the surface of the Red Sea
.
It is not known if the fountain still exists or operates today.
Fountain
A fountain is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air either to supply drinking water or for decorative or dramatic effect....
created in the mid-19th century by the Earl of Stamford
Earl of Stamford
Earl of Stamford was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Henry Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Groby. This Grey family descended through Lord John Grey, of Pirgo, Essex, younger son of Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset, and younger brother of Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk Earl...
in the middle of a lake on his estate, Enville Hall, in Enville, Staffordshire
Enville, Staffordshire
Enville is a small village in rural Staffordshire, England, on the A458 road between Stourbridge and Bridgnorth. Enville is also the name of the parish in which it lies....
, England.
The fountain was described this way by English artist, E. Adveno Brooke, who visited and made a chronolithograph of the fountain in 1857: "As we stood admiring the beauty and tranquility of the scene, a bubbling sound of water, at first gentle and gathering force by degrees, broke out and we beheld the commencement of one of the most beautiful aquatic displays it is possible to conceive. This, the large fountain, is on a level with the surface of the lake, and composed of five jets, the central one throwing a column of water 150 feet high; the supply being obtained from a large reservoir on the hill, to which it is first pumped by the united action of two engines, each of thirty horsepower.".
The water continued to jet for several minutes, until the water in the reservoir was exhausted.
The Great Fountain was the early ancestor of similar fountains located in lakes or bays, such as the Jet d'Eau
Jet d'Eau
The Jet d'Eau is a large fountain in Geneva, Switzerland, and is one of the city's most famous landmarks, being featured on the city's official tourism web site and on the official logo for Geneva's hosting of the 2008 UEFA Championships. It is also one of the largest fountains in the world...
in Geneva, Switzerland, which was created in 1886, and more modern fountains, such as King Fahd's Fountain
King Fahd's Fountain
King Fahd's Fountain, also known as the Jeddah Fountain, is the tallest of its type of fountain in the world. Located in the coast of Jeddah, west coast of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The fountain jets water above the Red Sea. It was donated to the city of Jeddah by King Fahd, hence its name. The...
in Jeddah
Jeddah
Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, opened in 1885, which uses mechanical pumps to jet water upwards 312 metres (1,024 ft) above the surface of the Red Sea
Red Sea
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. In the north, there is the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez...
.
It is not known if the fountain still exists or operates today.