The gift of Marmaduke Langdale, Esq., 1859.
WC2, Endell Street
The arch from the Victorian drinking fountain has been rescued and reused above a modern drinking fountain, which no longer produces water. Not a successful project, functionally or aesthetically.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Marmaduke's drinking fountain
Active in 1859. Via JudyGr we found "1794: Langdale Marmaduke & Thomas, D...
The book-selling business set up by her husband still trades as Sotheran's Rare Books and Prints at 2-5 Sackville Street, less than 100 y...
In Victorian monograms the letters are often closely linked, often knotted together or sharing a downstroke, but these two appear relucta...
The rear of the fountain has a little door with a keyhole, presumably to provide access to the water-delivering mechanism - so long unused.
A cherub stands atop the fountain clutching a dolphin which appears capable of spouting water but was not obliging on our visit. This fo...
The listing entry provides: "Samuel Palmer of Huntley and Palmer's biscuits, Reading built his family home c1880 at 40 College Crescent, ...
It seems likely that "1922" is the date the plaque was erected - exactly 50 years after Mazzini's death.
This down at heel backwater to the east of the Tower of London, has an unexpectedly rich history. The area around it was generally known as Wellclose and in 1686 it became part of the Liberty of th...
St Pancras Vestry Clerk in the late 1800s. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man, and found our picture for us: Thomas Eccleston Gibb was born on 21 October 1838 in Liverp...
June 2016: We were astonished to see that not only had this plaque gone but the entire run of buildings has evaporated into thin air. The...
{On the front of the pillar, facing north, into the square, below a carved image with "E. S." and a spread eagle clutching arrows in its ...
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