The Burdett-Coutts Memorial Drinking Fountain
Presented in 1862
Bow Heritage Trail
E9, Victoria Park
2016: We've replaced our 2012 dull and cold-looking photos with those our colleague, Alan Patient, took on his sunny visit.
In the 19th century this was the site of the East End's own Speakers' Corner.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Burdett-Coutts - Victoria Park - plaque
One of the great Victorian philanthropists who sought to rid London of its sl...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Burdett-Coutts - Victoria Park - plaque
The name was originally applied to the Tower division of the county of Middle...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Burdett-Coutts - Victoria Park - plaque
This extravaganza in Victorian gothic with Moorish touches was designed by Da...
Another plaque, further along the path reads: The Empress and I, as well as so many of our people, were deeply moved by the immediate res...
English Heritage James Robinson, 1813 - 1862, pioneer of anaesthesia and dentistry lived and worked here.
London County Council The workshop of Thomas Chippendale and his son, cabinet makers, stood near this site, 1753 - 1813.
In the photograph of the current building the plaque is behind the portico.
Standing in Piccadilly one sees 4 memorials on the wall: from left to right: Sotheran Fountain, Garden, Lyttelton Fountain, Railings. The...
The first bridge at this site was built by John Rennie and named following British victory at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. The 1831 demolition of the old medieval London Bridge caused changes in t...
The statuette shows Whittington in the same pose as that of the Felbridge Carew statue but it is only about 12 inches high and the fine m...
Building erected in 1883 by George Attenborough for his jewellery and pawn-broking business, Attenborough and Sons. Architects: Archer an...
Donated in 1950. The surrounding terrace layout was designed by Goetze in collaboration with Duncan Campbell in 1938. Sculptor: William ...
