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Robert Marnock's original design for the Gardens included a graceful four-tier fountain as a focal
point at the southern end of the Broadwalk. However, this site has been occupied, from 1961 until
recently, by the Crimea War Memorial, which had been relocated to the Gardens from the city centre.
As part of the restoration of the Gardens' landscape, it was decided to install a new fountain in
order to recreate the beautiful vista down the Broadwalk from the Main Pavilion. The Crimea War
Memorial was, therefore, dismantled and is now in store awaiting full restoration and re-location
within Sheffield. The replacement fountain was completed and commissioned just before Christmas 2004.
It is already very popular, even in the depths of winter. The sound and movement of the water provides
a new and delightful focal point for the Gardens.
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