Awards

Marsh Fountain of the Year Award

The Award is run in association with the Fountain Society and is presented for the best new or restored fountain, cascade or water feature in the previous five years.

The Marsh Fountain of the Year Award has been running since 1996.


The 2009 winner is Market Cascade, Darlington Borough Council, and The new Font, Salisbury Cathedral

The judges, under their Chairman Alan Bradley, were Prof. Brian Falconbridge, immediate past President of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, Tony Mott and Peter Sutherland representing the Fountain Society and David Charlesworth, representing the Marsh Christian Trust. They awarded the 2009 prize for the best new fountain or water feature in the UK in the last five years jointly to:

1. Market Cascade, Darlington Borough Council
2. The new Font, Salisbury Cathedral

With the much commended runners-up being:

1. St John's Hospice, Lancaster

2. Custom House Square, Department for Social Development, Northern Ireland

Belfast’s Custom House Square is a well used and loved civic space. The water feature and lighting bring the Square to life providing action, light and a sense of fun for all. The Department is delighted that this elegant and innovative water feature has been given national recognition at the highest level.

The awards were presented by Brian Marsh OBE, Chairman of the Marsh Award Scheme, at the Fountain Society AGM on Tuesday 24th November

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Previous Winners:

2006 - William Pye for Toricelli, Alnwick Gardens