Alderman Proctor's Drinking Fountain

The Alderman Proctor's Drinking Fountain (grid reference ST566738) is a historic building on Clifton Down, Bristol, England.

Lang began the "Fountain Fund" in January 1859 with a donation of one hundred pounds.

[2] In 1872, Alderman Thomas Proctor commissioned the firm of George and Henry Godwin to build the fountain to commemorate the 1861 presentation of Clifton Down to the City of Bristol by the Society of Merchant Venturers.

[8][9][10] The commemorative plaque is of black lettering on white marble; the plaque reads, "Erected by Alderman Thomas Proctor, of Bristol to record the liberal gift of certain rights on Clifton Down made to the citizens by the Society of Merchant Venturers under the provision of the Clifton and Drudham Downs Acts of Parliament, 1861, whereby the enjoyment of these Downs is preserved to the citizens of Bristol for ever."

The fountain bears the coat of arms for the city of Bristol, the Society of Merchant Venturers, and that of Alderman Thomas Proctor.

Commemorative plaque