On Wednesday 15th June 1887, a drinking fountain was presented to the township of Adlington by Mrs Eleanor Clayton Daubeny, the sole heiress of the Clayton family of Adlington Hall. It was situated on the junction between Church Street, Railway Road, and Market Place. Its unveiling was in front of almost a thousand people.
It was named in honour of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee which occurred a few days later. Mrs Daubeny gave a speech, and there was a band who played the National Anthem as part of the celebrations.
Its cost was £300, and it was sculpted by Mr G.L. Boulton of Cheltenham. It was made of red Aberdeen granite marble, with a gas lamp on the top, a tap and drinking basin, and also a drinking fountain for birds.
It's not quite clear how long the fountain stayed there. It can be seen on a photo in the Bolton Evening News in August 1938, which they state is when the roundabout was created. By the early 1950s, there is just a traffic island remaining. It's likely it was removed for practical traffic reasons when the roads became busier.
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| The Jubilee Fountain and the bottom of Railway Road c1910 |
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| Market Place and the Jubilee Fountain c1904 |
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| A procession in Market place c1906 |