Erection date: 1884
{On a shield attached to the plinth:}
The gift of the United Kingdom Temperance & General Provident Institution
{Another shield gives the date:}
1884
We feel the date probably gives a clue to what this substantial fountain was erected to commemorate, but we can't think what. Any ideas?
SW4, The Pavement, Clapham Common
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Temperance
A life insurance company. From FriendsLife: "The UK Total Abstinence Life wa...
The seated figures represent the three Muses; the standing figures, the three poets, and Fame blows her trumpet at the top. Three Thornyc...
Most of this decorative rim has been lost. Only this 'Junius' section and, to the left of our photo, a much weathered section on which 'M...
If this rather barren 60s paved area looks familiar perhaps you recognise it from the first scene in Antonioni's Blowup, from 1966.
{On the east end:} In memoriam Charles Kingsley {Above this there seems to be an 'F' but any other letters are illegible.} {On the nor...
The Ladbroke Conservation Area Appraisal says: "Outside St John’s church is an item of street furniture that is very rare in London. The ...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Edvard Grieg, 1843 - 1907, Norwegian composer, stayed here when performing in London. English Heritage
A department of the government of the UK. From Victoria Cross commemorative paving stones: "In August 2013, the UK government announced a campaign to honour Victoria Cross recipients from the First...
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