Frances Whiting memorial fountain
WC1, Guilford Place
This figure represents the woman of Samaria (a Samaritan) at the well, from St John's gospel.
This figure represents the woman of Samaria (a Samaritan) at the well, from St John's gospel.
Unusually the dedication is on the side and the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association credit is squeezed onto the ...
In the background of our photo you can see the windmill undergoing restoration. The essential MDFCTA tells us that this was originally i...
A modern plaque screwed to the west side of the plinth reads: "This plaque commemorates the completion of the refurbishment of this memor...
The inscription is carried by two glazed tiles, one of which has been broken and repaired. There's a bit of a puzzle here. It's a fair a...
We'd guess that Percy was fond of dogs and that he lived in Kensington, but we don't know.
There is another fountain in a similar style in St Pancras: Thornton's Fountain, erected in 1877.
In our photo the tree plaque can be seen to the right of the monument.
This is a very unusual monument for the time, being in honour of a working man.
The listing entry provides: "Samuel Palmer of Huntley and Palmer's biscuits, Reading built his family home c1880 at 40 College Crescent, ...