The gift of Marmaduke Langdale, Esq., 1859.
WC2, Endell Street
The arch from the Victorian drinking fountain has been rescued and reused above a modern drinking fountain, which no longer produces water. Not a successful project, functionally or aesthetically.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Marmaduke's drinking fountain
Active in 1859. Via JudyGr we found "1794: Langdale Marmaduke & Thomas, D...
The "C F K" is extremely difficult to decipher, we read it more with our fingers than our eyes.
Nice flowers in the upper level. Surely not even a dog would want to drink from the lower level?
The inscription text is taken from a modern (and indeed rather nasty) plaque attached to the east side of the plinth. For our close-up s...
Supporting this lamp standard is really not a job for such small babies - they're actually clinging on for dear life. The push buttons f...
From Friends of Vauxhall Park: c.1891 "The contents from {Henry Fawcett's} house raised £75.10s (£75.50) which was accepted by Sir Henry...
