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Bronze plaque № 63276

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Bronze plaque № 63276

The Imperial Fountain According to tradition, this marble fountain was looted from Italy by the French in 1800 It was captured by the English while on its way to France and later sold to a Cheltenham solicitor Thomas Henney In 1826 Henney installed the fountain in a pavilion near the imperial spa, n

ow the site of the Queen's Hotel In 1834 it was moved to the Montpellier Gardens. It was repaired in 1902 and put on display in the Town Hall until 1926, when it was moved to the public library It has

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