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Title*

Roundel recording Koblenz Fountain
County Norfolk   District Council Norwich City Council 
Civil Parish or equivalent Norwich City Council  Town/Village* Norwich (formerly) 
Road Gaol Hill 
Precise Location Formerly brick base for tree south of Guildhall, removed during replanting of area ca. 2010 
OS Grid Ref TG229086  Postcode NR2 
Previous location(s)  
Setting Outside  Access Public 
Artist/Maker Role Qualifier
Not known     

Commissioned by

 City of Koblenz 

Design & Constrn period

 1988 

Date of installing

  

Exact date of unveiling

 2nd June 1988 

Category
Abstract Animal Architectural
Commercial Commemorative Composite
Free Functional Funerary
Heraldic Military Natural
Non-Commemorative Performance Portable
Religious Roadside, Wayside Sculptural
Temporary, Mobile Other  

Object Type
Building Clock Tower Architectural
Coat of Arms Cross Fountain
Landscape Marker Medallion
Mural Panel Readymade
Relief Shaft Sculpture
Statue Street Furniture War Memorial
Other Object Sub Type: Plaque recording Koblenz's Schangel fountain

Subject Type
Allegorical Mythological Pictorial
Figurative Non-figurative Portrait
Still-life Symbolic Other

Subject Sub Type
Bust Equestrian Full-length
Group Head Reclining
Seated Standing Torso
Part Material Dimension
Plaque  Bronze  Dia. 40 cms. 

Work is
Extant Not Sited Lost

Owner/Custodian

 Norwich City Council 

Listing status
Grade I Grade II* Grade II Don't Know Not Listed

Surface Condition
Corrosion, Deterioration Accretions
Bird Guano Abrasions, cracks, splits
Biological growth Spalling, crumbling
Metallic staining Previous treatments
Other  
Detail:

Structural Condition
Armature exposed Broken or missing parts
Replaced parts Loose elements
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes Spalling, crumbling
Water collection Other
Detail:

Vandalism
Graffiti Structural damage Surface Damage
Detail:

Overall condition
Good Fair Poor

Risk
No Known Risk At Risk Immediate
Signatures/Marks  
Inscriptions KANALISATION STADT KOBLENZ KOBLENZER SCHENGEL Koblenz's famous water works the Koblenz Schengel (beautiful girl) fountain Plaque at side: Presented to the Lord Mayor/ on Thursday 2nd June/1988/By/the Runners from Koblenz/in celebration of/10th anniversary of Twinning 

Description (physical)

 The roundel shows a young girl on a pedestal with water coming out of her mouth. It is based on the Schengel (beautiful girl) statue set up in the centre of a fountain in front of Koblenz town hall by Carl Burger in 1941. 

Description (iconographical)

 Although well meaning in being presented by the runners of Koblenz a memento of this Nazi inspired fountain seems unfortunate and may well explain why it is so relatively difficult to see. It was removed in 2009 when the seating was replaced by a low brick surround around the trees. 

Photographs

 Date taken:  15/6/2006
Date logged: 

Photographed by:
Sarah Cocke

On Site Inspection

 Date:  10/5/2006

Inspected by:
Richard Cocke

Sources and References

 www.koblenz.de/touristik_kultur/stadtportrait_stadtrundgang_altstadt_schaengelbrunnen.html 01/09/06 

Database

 Date entered:  1/9/2006

Data inputter:
Richard Cocke