Case Study
St Nicholas Fountain, Bristol
The restoration of a small wall-mounted cast iron fountain in Bristol.
This cast iron fountain, mounted in one of the walls of St Nicholas Market, was cast by the Coalbrookdale foundry and installed in 1859. Bristol City Council employed Dorothea to
return it to its original glory.
There was considerable damage to the cast iron structure, with pieces broken and missing. Much of the original paint finish had deteriorated.
A Supervisor from our Bristol works took charge of the restoration, removing
the later concrete infill repairs, fitting new cast iron repair pieces, carefully cleaning the fountain back to a sound surface and repainting it in an agreed colour scheme.