Joseph Payne fountain - NW1
NW1, Albert Terrace
In memory of Joseph Payne, Esq., deputy assistant judge, a zealous total abstainer and a faithful friend of Bands of Hope. Died March 29,...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Drinking fountain - Du Vergier
N16, Stoke Newington Common
The drinking fountain looks more recent than 1960 and this film of the unveiling confirms our supposition that the plaque was originally ...
1 subject commemorated
Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee fountain - Blackheath
SE3, Tranquil Vale
The rear of the fountain has a little door with a keyhole, presumably to provide access to the water-delivering mechanism - so long unused.
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee cattle trough - Mitcham
CR4, Cricket Green
{South-west side:} Erected by the inhabitants of Mitcham in commemoration of the Jubilee of H.M. Queen Victoria 1887. {North-east side:}...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Orbell fountain - Paddington Street Gardens
W1, Paddington Street Gardens (south), Paddington Street
The inscription was nigh-on invisible so we took the opportunity to practice our finger-reading skills, which always attracts attention,...
1 creator
Maria Hawes Ware water fountain
N8, Hornsey High Street
The quotation on the obelisk is from the bible, Proverbs 14:27. The quotation on the trough is from the bible, Psalms 145:9. Around the ...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Morley's fountain
E5, Clapton Square garden
Erected by Metropolitan Public Gardens Association, 83 Lancaster Gate, at the sole cost of Howard Morley Esq. former resident in the loca...
2 creators
Wallace drinking fountain
W1, Manchester Square, Hertford House, The Wallace Collection
The plaque explains why this fountain look so familiar to anyone who has walked around Paris. In 1872 Wallace donated 50 drinking fountai...
5 creators
Kew fountain for Queen Victoria
TW9, Kew Gardens, Education Training Centre & Offices
In Victorian monograms the letters are often closely linked, often knotted together or sharing a downstroke, but these two appear relucta...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Metcalf fountain
N8, Middle Lane, Priory Park
No attractive detail to show so we've taken the opportunity to show the metal door that most fountains of this date have, presumably givi...
1 subject commemorated
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