Credit for this entry to:
Bob Baker
The red granite kerbstone marks the site of the historic Broad Street pump associated with Dr. John Snow's discovery in 1854 that cholera is conveyed by water.
W1, Broadwick Street
When we first published this c.2009, the pump was on the north-east corner of the Broadwick Street / Poland Street junction. 2018: Londonist reported that the pump has been reinstalled, so we took a new photo.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Dr John Snow - site of pump
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Dr John Snow - site of pump
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