A picture of the original lantern as listed in a builder's catalogue of the day

National Trust Appeal

Cameron Fountain Conservation Appeal

Franklin House is raising funds for the restoration of the Cameron Fountain. In 2010, Franklin House through the Heritage Projects Jobs Fund grant was able to have the Cameron Fountain prepared and re painted; now it needs to have the missing light for the top reconstructed.

The fountain in its current condition

The fountain in its past location     (photo: courtesy The Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery)

To donate funds towards the lantern's reconstruction please contact the Trust

Background

The Cameron Fountain, which incorporates a horse trough. was donated to the township of Launceston in 1884 by Emma Walker in memory of her father, merchant John Cameron.

The fountain, cast by Walter McFarlane & Co. in Glasgow, Scotland, was originally sited in front of the Government Buildings in Launceston on the corner of St. John and Paterson streets. It was removed around the time of World War 11 and was sited on the bank of the North Esk River at the bottom end end of St. John Street, before it was placed in the front grounds of Franklin House.