Erection date: /7/1903
{Around the base of the non-working fountain:}
Erected by Sir Spencer Maryon Wilson and the inhabitants of Charlton to commemorate the coronation of His Majesty King Edward VII, August 9th 1902.
The date of erection comes from Ian Visits.
SE7, Charlton Church Lane
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Coronation of King Edward VII - drinking fountain
King Edward VII. Originally scheduled for 26 June but delayed due to the main...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Coronation of King Edward VII - drinking fountain
Charlton is an area of South-East London which still retains the feel of a vi...
Benefactor. Born Spencer Pocklington Maryon {sic} Maryon-Wilson, gaining the ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Coronation of King Edward VII - drinking fountain
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Secretary to the Commissioners for the 1892 Westminster Public Library. Became librarian in Great Smith Street in March 1881 and went on to be employed by Westminster City Council as a branch libra...
Sources give no. 20 as her address so we guess the street has been renumbered since then.
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