Boy and Swan Fountain

Cast by the Coalbrookdale Company in 1851 for the Great Exhibition, the fountain was designed by John Bell. After the exhibition the fountain was purchased by Wolverhampton Corporation and displayed inside the Market Hall until 1880, when it was moved to West Park. It was later dismantled and stored until it was rediscovered by WKV Gale and acquired for the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron in 1959, when it was restored and displayed next to the Darby Furnace.

The fountain was again restored in 1994 and repainted to resemble the original catalogue finish of 'bronzed' cast iron. The railings surrounding its pool are made of wrought iron, and were designed and forged by members of the British Artist Blacksmiths Association during their conference at Blists Hill Open Air Museum in 1994.