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	The fountain is on the site of a ] known as '''Walton Well'''<ref>{{cite book\| first=Tanis \| last=Hinchcliffe \| title=North Oxford \| publisher=] \| date=1992 \| pages=18, 25–26, 30, 47, 53 \| isbn=0-300-05184-0 }}</ref> (aka '''Bruman's''' or '''Brumman's Well''')<ref name="hope" /><ref name="megalithic">{{cite web\| url=https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=15048 \| title=Oxford Inscriptions: Drinking fountain, Walton Well Road \| website=The Megalith Portal \| location=UK \| accessdate=20 December 2024 }}</ref> Previously, a stone trough was available before the drinking fountain was erected in 1885 by an Oxford ], ].<ref name="historicengland-HT11453">{{cite web\| url=https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/HT11453 \| title=A simple stone trough surround the water of Walton Well \| publisher=] \| location=UK \| accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref>		The fountain is on the site of a ] known as '''Walton Well'''<ref>{{cite book\| first=Tanis \| last=Hinchcliffe \| title=North Oxford \| publisher=] \| date=1992 \| pages=18, 25–26, 30, 47, 53 \| isbn=0-300-05184-0 }}</ref> (aka '''Bruman's''' or '''Brumman's Well''')<ref name="hope" /><ref name="megalithic">{{cite web\| url=https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=15048 \| title=Oxford Inscriptions: Drinking fountain, Walton Well Road \| website=The Megalith Portal \| location=UK \| accessdate=20 December 2024 }}</ref> Previously, a stone trough was available before the drinking fountain was erected in 1885 by an Oxford ], ].<ref name="historicengland-HT11453">{{cite web\| url=https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/HT11453 \| title=A simple stone trough surround the water of Walton Well \| publisher=] \| location=UK \| accessdate=20 December 2024}}</ref>

	At the location of the spring, there is now a ] in the road, with a plaque dated 1885.<ref name="hope">{{cite book\| chapter=Walton or Bruman's Well \| first=Robert Charles \| last=Hope \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J4AB6s0jXnYC \| title=Legendary Lore of the Holy Wells of England Including Rivers, Lakes, Fountains and Springs \| publisher=] \| date=2003 \| page=], who was ] in 1851 and 1861.<ref name="oxfordhistory" /> The fountain was designed by the Oxford architect ] and carved in ] using a ] style by McCulloch of ].<ref name="saint">{{cite journal \| url=http://oxoniensia.org/vol%2035/Saint.doc \| title=Three Oxford architects \| last=Saint \| first=Andrew \| journal=] \|volume=35 \| year=1970}}</ref>		At the location of the spring, there is now a ] in the road, with a plaque dated 1885.<ref name="hope">{{cite book\| chapter=Walton or Bruman's Well \| first=Robert Charles \| last=Hope \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J4AB6s0jXnYC \| title=Legendary Lore of the Holy Wells of England Including Rivers, Lakes, Fountains and Springs \| publisher=] \| date=2003 \| page= \| isbn=978-0-7661-6716-2 }}</ref> It was erected by ], who was ] in 1851 and 1861.<ref name="oxfordhistory" /> The fountain was designed by the Oxford architect ] and carved in ] using a ] style by McCulloch of ].<ref name="saint">{{cite journal \| url=http://oxoniensia.org/vol%2035/Saint.doc \| title=Three Oxford architects \| last=Saint \| first=Andrew \| journal=] \|volume=35 \| year=1970}}</ref>

	The fountain is inscribed on a metal ]:<ref name="oxfordhistory">{{cite web\| url=https://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/streets/inscriptions/north/drinking_fountain.html \| title=Oxford Inscriptions: Drinking fountain, Walton Well Road \| accessdate=20 December 2024 \| website=oxfordhistory.org.uk \| location=UK \| first= Stephanie \| last=Jenkins }}</ref>		The fountain is inscribed on a metal ]:<ref name="oxfordhistory">{{cite web\| url=https://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/streets/inscriptions/north/drinking_fountain.html \| title=Oxford Inscriptions: Drinking fountain, Walton Well Road \| accessdate=20 December 2024 \| website=oxfordhistory.org.uk \| location=UK \| first= Stephanie \| last=Jenkins }}</ref>
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	'''1885'''<br/>		'''1885'''<br/>
	DRINK AND THINK OF HIM WHO IS THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE ''''<br/>		DRINK AND THINK OF HIM WHO IS THE ] ''''<br/>
	WITH THE CONSENT OF THE LORDS OF THE MANOR<br/>		WITH THE CONSENT OF THE LORDS OF THE ]<br/>
	THIS DRINKING FOUNTAIN IS ERECTED BY<br/>		THIS DRINKING FOUNTAIN IS ERECTED BY<br/>
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	KNOWN AS WALTON WELL<br/>		KNOWN AS WALTON WELL<br/>
	ADJACENT TO THE ANCIENT FORDWAY INTO<br/>		ADJACENT TO THE ANCIENT FORDWAY INTO<br/>
	] CALLED WALTON FORD		] CALLED WALTON FORD
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Historic drinking fountain in Oxford, England

Walton Well Drinking Fountain

Location within Oxfordshire
Former names	Walton Well Bruman's or Brumman's Well
General information
Architectural style	Neo-Baroque
Address	Walton Well Road
Town or city	Oxford
Country	England
Coordinates	51°45′44.010″N 1°16′11.824″W / 51.76222500°N 1.26995111°W / 51.76222500; -1.26995111
Completed	1885
Client	William Ward
Technical details
Material	Portland stone
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Harry Wilkinson Moore
Engineer	McCulloch of London

The Walton Well Drinking Fountain is a historic drinking fountain in north Oxford, England. It is located at the junction of Walton Well Road, Longworth Road, and Southmoor Road, in Walton Manor, north of Jericho, an inner suburb of Oxford.

The fountain is on the site of a spring known as Walton Well (aka Bruman's or Brumman's Well) Previously, a stone trough was available before the drinking fountain was erected in 1885 by an Oxford Alderman, William Ward.

At the location of the spring, there is now a drinking fountain in the road, with a plaque dated 1885. It was erected by William Ward, who was Mayor of Oxford in 1851 and 1861. The fountain was designed by the Oxford architect Harry Wilkinson Moore and carved in Portland stone using a Baroque style by McCulloch of London.

The fountain is inscribed on a metal commemorative plaque:

1885
DRINK AND THINK OF HIM WHO IS THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE
WITH THE CONSENT OF THE LORDS OF THE MANOR
THIS DRINKING FOUNTAIN IS ERECTED BY
MR. WILLIAM WARD
TO MARK THE SITE OF A CELEBRATED SPRING
KNOWN AS WALTON WELL
ADJACENT TO THE ANCIENT FORDWAY INTO
PORT MEADOW CALLED WALTON FORD

The fountain was Grade II listed in 1972.

References

Hinchcliffe, Tanis (1992). North Oxford. Yale University Press. pp. 18, 25–26, 30, 47, 53. ISBN 0-300-05184-0.
^ Hope, Robert Charles (2003). "Walton or Bruman's Well". Legendary Lore of the Holy Wells of England Including Rivers, Lakes, Fountains and Springs. Kessinger Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-7661-6716-2.
"Oxford Inscriptions: Drinking fountain, Walton Well Road". The Megalith Portal. UK. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
"A simple stone trough surround the water of Walton Well". UK: Historic England. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
^ Jenkins, Stephanie. "Oxford Inscriptions: Drinking fountain, Walton Well Road". oxfordhistory.org.uk. UK. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
Saint, Andrew (1970). "Three Oxford architects". Oxoniensia. 35.
"Walton Well Drinking Fountain". UK: Historic England. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

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