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| Charity & Pond - Copyright James M Lambert 2015 |
Artist: Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm
Location: 52°37'18.67"N / 1°17'12.30"E << Click link for image of location
South of the Norwich city center and just as you come to the junction of Newmarket (A11) and Ipswich Roads, you may happen to spy a small bronze statuette residing over a quaint pond just in front of Leicester House (which in 1902 was the utilitarian, Edward Boardman Nurses' Home at the Norwich and Norfolk Hospital) at Fellowes (William Fellowes) Plain.
Charity, as it is called, was designed by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, a medalist and sculptor best known for the "Jubilee Head" of Queen Victoria on coinage (1887-1893 Sovereign), as well as the statue of the Duke of Wellington at Hyde Park Corner. The small bronze piece was originally the main focal point of Thomas Jeckyll's, Boileau Fountain, which sat at the apex of the aforementioned street junction. The fountain was commissioned by Sir John Boileau in memory of his wife, Catherine. It addressed the needs of thirsty drivers and horses arriving into town along Newmarket and Ipswich Roads.
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| Boileau Fountain from historic photo superimposed over modern shot of it's one time location. |
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| Charity - Copyright James M Lambert 2015 |
In 1965, the fountain was dismantled and the statue was move to its' new home by the pond. Below is the plaque inscription.
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| Charity Plaque Inscription - Copyright James M Lambert 2015 |
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| Charity Facing City - Copyright James M Lambert 2015 |
Notes:
- The plaster mold (click HERE to view it) used to create the statue is currently tucked away in a private Norfolk county collection.
- Small bits of the statue were repaired in 1999 by Imogen Paine Ltd.
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