Triton fountain has emerged

A RESCUED bronze Triton fountain, which can trickle again, has been unveiled at its new home '“ in the renovated Steyne Gardens, Worthing.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th May 2007, 14:31 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 00:58 BST

The garden has had a 70,000 facelift as part of Worthing Council's "Greening the Borough" improvement programme under the Disability Discrimination Act.

The new garden now includes two timber pergola-lined ramped pathways leading wheelchair users and people with limited mobility to the newly landscaped area. There, they will find the refurbished Triton fountain '“ originally sited at the now defunct boating lake at the Aquarena.

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Created by renowned sculptor William Bloye, the figure was given to the borough in 1968.

It only needed a new base and pipes to bring it back to life and make it trickle again.

The Triton was officially unveiled on Tuesday by Worthing mayor Tom Wye and the council's cabinet member for culture, leisure and sport, Paul High. A plaque to commemorate the occasion was also revealed.

Mr High said: "We are really pleased to have rescued a sad looking Triton from its island in the old boating lake, but also to be able to give 'access to all' for the first time to the fabulous new sunken garden within Steyne Gardens."

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