{On a long bronze plaque across the top of the basin:}
To the Guy's men who died in the South African War, 1899 - 1902.
{The two bronze panels carry 11 names, see Subjects Commemorated.}
2022: Sebastian Bulmer told us about AngloBoerWar which has extensive photographs of this lovely memorial and some good information about the names on it.
SE1, Great Maze Pond, Guy's Hospital - the Colonnade
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Guy's South African war memorial
Also known as the (second) (Anglo-)Boer War. The war is described in three ph...
A "Guy's man" who died in the South African War, 1899-1902. An obituary for t...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Guy's South African war memorial
The sons erect the splendid water fountain and the daughters erect the utilitarian water trough. Does this tell us something about their ...
The MDFCTA site says it was erected in March 1888 and was the gift of Mrs Swaam (surely a mistype for Swaab) and cost £115.0.0.
This is the only fountain/trough in Tower Hamlets on the mdfcta site.
Pink and grey polished granite, sandstone capital and a ball finial in the form of an orb. Surrounded by eight pink granite bollards. Th...
A modern plaque screwed to the west side of the plinth reads: "This plaque commemorates the completion of the refurbishment of this memor...
