{on the western end of the trough:}
In memory of a beloved friend, 1910.
On the southern side of the trough:}
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association
Is it likely that the beloved friend was a horse or dog rather than a person?
N1, Pitfield Street
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Beloved friend
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Beloved friend
Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Found...
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Designed by John Shaw, Jnr., even in its current rather dilapidated state, this delightful fountain puts other Victorian examples to shame.
'Silence', the water feature, was officially opened 12 July 2011. This article in the Guardian contains a review.
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Dentist. Born Lilian Murray at 29 Hungerford Road, Holloway. After being refused training in London (for being a woman), she was accepted by the Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School. On qualifying ...
Diamond Geezer has a very good post on this piece of street furniture but, surprisingly, he does not comment on the accuracy of the measu...
