Cardiff Bay: Triple spout

I admit to never having noticed this fountain until I found it mentioned in the Cardiff Public Art Register; the register is available as a downloadable pdf, though be aware that it seems not to have been updated since 2008 and, in the interim period, some artworks have been vandalised, many have suffered damage and not been repaired, at least one has been relocated, and, despite Cardiff Council's history of neglect, more artworks have appeared around the city. 

The reason I hadn't previously noticed the 'Triple Spout' is that it's located in a hole in the ground in Cardiff Bay's Roald Dahl Plass. According to the Register entry, the location is 'a deep D shaped feeder pit that was historically used for balancing water levels in the adjacent Oval Basin'. 

The fountain is the work of British sculptor William Pye and was installed in 2000. Pye specialises in sculptures involving water; his website says he 'is inspired by the extraordinary qualities of water and fascinated by the natural laws of hydrostatics and how these can be manipulated'. Scrolling through the list of works on Pye's website I realised that I've seen at least one other previously, the font in Salisbury Cathedral, which I included in a blog written in January 2017, Salisbury Cathedral by day.

Unwin's Fountain

Here's another magnificent fountain from my walk through Cheltenham's Sandford Park, not a former drinking fountain this time but a regular work of sculptural art, with winged cherubs sitting astride dolphin-like sea creatures below, open-winged swans encircling the water-filled bowl at the top, and, my personal favourites, mysterious water-spouting creatures in between. 

This from the park signboard: 

The cherub adorned Unwin's Fountain in front of you was erected as a memorial to Herbert Unwin by his children in 1925. Unwin, a Yorkshire businessman owned a coalmine, brewery, and newspaper. He bought Arle Court, Cheltenham, at an auction in 1904 and dedicated much of his time and resources to restoring the Victorian mansion.