[Carved into the granite above the water spout:}
Presented by 600 inhabitants of Teddington as a memento of the Jubilee of 1887.
[On a modern plaque attached to another face:}
Restored by the residents of Teddington, as a memento of the Jubilee of 2002.
The new plaque (not shown) is rather brash but we like how the wording refers back to the earlier inscription.
TW12, Park Road
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria - Teddington
The fiftieth anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II. The Golden ...
The fiftieth anniversary of the accession of Queen Victoria was celebrated on...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria - Teddington
With information provided by Paul Frecker (see GMA's page) we found Soho and its Associations,1895 which gives: "A handsome granite drink...
He sounds a stubborn prig, doesn't he? The plaque is clearly a recent addition but presumably has taken the wording directly off a damage...
{On one end:} The gift of J. H. Buxton, 1879 {On both sides:} Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
Erected by Metropolitan Public Gardens Association, 83 Lancaster Gate, at the sole cost of Howard Morley Esq. former resident in the loca...
The listing entry says that this is a rare example of a circular drinking trough of granite construction but does not comment on its stat...
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