[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
To the memory of William Gilson Humphrey B.D. Scholar divine Vicar of this parish from 1855 to 1886 Born Jan. 1815 Died Jan. 1886
A nearby information panel provides: This is the site of the former town well which was sunk in 1816 and was a primary source of drinking...
The lettering is incised and painted black - very effective.
Designed by John Shaw, Jnr., even in its current rather dilapidated state, this delightful fountain puts other Victorian examples to shame.
The inscription text is taken from a modern (and indeed rather nasty) plaque attached to the east side of the plinth. For our close-up s...
Born 70 Parson Street, Glasgow. Architect, designer and watercolourist. He was a designer in the Arts and Crafts movement and the main exponent of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom. Married Margare...
Football team who currently (2023-2024) play in the English Football League Two. Their home ground is Gander Green Lane, Sutton, Greater London. Their Wikipedia page gives much information about t...
Doctor and politician. Born at 23 South Street, Greenwich. Following his Quaker principles, he gave up a potentially brilliant medical career in order to tend the sick and needy in Bermondsey. He a...
