Erection date: 1939
Inscription
{On a ground level plaque:}
1859 - 1939. Presented by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association to mark its 80th anniversary.
Site: Bear fountain (1 memorial)
W2, Kensington Gardens
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Bear fountain
Subjects commemorated i
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association - 80th anniversary
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association.
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Bear fountain
Created by i
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
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