The Frazer Fountains

John Frazer’s wholesale grocery business was for many years a land mark in York Street. He made money from the enterprise and used it for social good by providing bursaries for ‘poor lads’ education and nourishing various spiritual causes. He also contributed to the quenching physical thirst through the donation of £1,000 to the City Council for the erection of fountains.

Two imposing ‘Frazer’ drinking fountains were erected in the 1880s. They were designed by the City Architect, Thomas Sapsford, and carved in Pyrmont stone by Lawrence Beveridge. The basins for the fountains were made of Scottish granite.