In memory of William, Esther & Anne du Bois
The text is inscribed into the main body of the fountain but can really only be read with the fingers.
As is common nowadays, the fountain is dry.
N19, Waterlow Park
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
du Bois fountain
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Formed in 1965 from the joining of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.
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