Frazer’s Fountain.

The Frazer fountain was donated to the
city by John Frazer MLC, a wealthy businessman and philanthropist. It was installed in
1881 and designed by City
Architect Thomas Sapsord and sculpted by Mittagong sculptor Lawrence
Beveridge. It was designed in the Gothic style, and is
set on a square base. Four column groups, which support the wide arches,
arise from the corners. There is a crenelated spire surmounted by a
lantern, and steps at the base of the fountain give access on each side
to the area where the water basin formerly stood.

The fountain is now located in Hyde Park South, opposite Sydney
Grammar School. It was moved twice in the first half of the 20th
century. The first relocation, in 1917, saw it fall victim to patriotic
fervour, when it was removed to a position near the present Pool of
Reflection to make way for the Emden Gun. During the second move, in
1934, the taps and drinking cups were replaced with a bubble fountain.