Erection date: 31/10/1912
Presented to the Hackney Borough Council by Morris Nelson Esqre. in memory of his wife Esther, unveiled by Councillor William Hammer JP, Mayor of Hackney, 31st October 1912.
E8, Mare Street, St Thomas Square
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
The Nelsons' drinking fountain
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
The Nelsons' drinking fountain
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