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Sammy Marks Fountain Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng

Date: 1905 Type: Fountain Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 25°44'16.44" S 28°11'16.12" E Alt: 1311m

The Sammy Marks Fountain, one of three such fountains produced by the Sacaren Foundry of McFarlane & Co. in Glasgow, Scotland, was purchased by Sammy Marks as a gift to the Pretoria City Council in 1905. First installed in Church Square, the fountain was moved to its current location in the southwestern corner of the National Zoological Gardens. (Swart et al 2019:28) References: Swart, Johan & Proust, Alain . 2019. Hidden Pretoria. Cape Town: Struik Lifestyle. pg 28-29