Fountain Renovation!

Spring visitors will be welcomed with the soft tinkle of flowing water once more after Sheffield Botanical Gardens’ iconic fountain was treated to a facelift.

The popular four-tier water feature, which faces the glass pavilions at the bottom of the Broadwalk, has been cleaned and repainted, restoring it to its former glory.

And a commemorative plaque has been attached, recognising the contribution of Sheffield Assay Office to the refurbishment. The Assay Office, which this year celebrates its 250th anniversary, sponsored the fabrication of the fountain to the original Victorian style back in 2004 following the major restoration of the gardens.

Some may remember that before this, the Crimean War Memorial occupied the space after being moved from the bomb-damaged city centre during rebuilding after WW2.

Visitors will also be delighted to see the pavilions back in action since having a major refurbishment involving repainting the interior of the pavilions including all the woodwork and windows. In addition, rotten timber has been replaced and some of the huge sliding doors renewed. The £60,000 funding needed to beautify and maintain these impressive buildings was secured from Sheffield City Council, the Sheffield Town Trust, the Freshgate Trust Foundation, the J G Graves Charitable Trust and the Sheffield Botanical Gardens Trust, the charity for the gardens. 

The gardens will celebrate the completion of both projects with an early summer reception by the pavilions.

A commemorative plaque has been attached, recognising the contribution of Sheffield Assay Office to the refurbishment (pictured below – Ashley Carson (left), Assay Master & Chief Executive of the Sheffield Assay Office and Miles Stevenson, Chair of the Sheffield Botanical Gardens Trust).