Description:
Carrington Street right; Walter Fountain centre.
The Walter Fountain was designed by a Mr Sutton in a Victorian Gothic style in 1866 and commissioned by Mr John Walter, son of John Walter of Bear-Wood, at a cost of £1,000. Mr Walters was a proprietor of The Times and in 1841 he stood as a Conservative candidate for Nottingham.
The fountain was demolished in the 1950s when the road was widened. It was located at the junction of Greyfriar Gate, Lister Gate and Carrington Street.
This image is very similar to NTGM014330.