James Forsyth Fountain

After Dudley market place was cleaned and paved by the newly established Borough Council, there was a need for a public amenity that would ornament and enhance the market place. The fountain was designed by James Forsyth, a Scottish sculptor who had also designed the Perseus and Andromeda fountain at Whitley Court in Worcestershire. William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley presented the fountain to the town and this was opened by Georgina Ward, Countess of Dudley at an elaborate ceremony on 17 October 1867. The Countess became the first person to drink from the fountain using a specially engraved goblet. She said she hoped the fountain had "a career of usefulness in store for it". In 2014, Dudley…