Erection date: /7/1885
Inscription
{Carved in the granite pedestal:}
Presented by Emily Bessie Orbell, July 1885.
Site: Orbell fountain - St Andrew's Gardens (1 memorial)
WC1, St Andrew's Gardens
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Orbell fountain - St Andrew's Gardens
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Emily Bessie Orbell
Second child of 12. Parents John and Catherine Orbell of Brundon Mill, Ballin...
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