Iconic fountain is switched back on at Hanley Park
An iconic fountain which was first installed in 1896 has been switched back on for the first time in living memory for many people – as the multi-million pound restoration of Hanley Park prepares to enter an exciting new chapter.
Four water-spouting dragons once proudly surrounded the park’s terracotta Hammersley Fountain but were removed at some unknown point in time, and to this day no-one knows what happened to them.
When Stoke-on-Trent City Council was awarded more than £4.5 million in June 2015 following a successful bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund for restoration work, restoring the fountain and its dragons to their former glory was one of the many exciting ideas drawn up.
