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
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John Birnie Philip was born on 23 November 1824 in London, the third son of the five children of William Philip (1781-1865) and Elizabeth Philip née Rhind (b.1786). His father was a tailor and he ...
The unveiling of this plaque was reported in the East London Advertiser of 24 December 2009. Andrew Behan has researched the names on th...
Steve Roffey learnt about this lost plaque on one of the Blue Plaque walks that English Heritage arranged for the 150th Anniversary, this...
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