Esme Percy fountain
SW7, The Flower Walk, Kensington Gardens, Palace Gate
We'd guess that Percy was fond of dogs and that he lived in Kensington, but we don't know.
We'd guess that Percy was fond of dogs and that he lived in Kensington, but we don't know.
There is another fountain in a similar style in St Pancras: Thornton's Fountain, erected in 1877.
In our photo the tree plaque can be seen to the right of the monument.
This is a very unusual monument for the time, being in honour of a working man.
The listing entry provides: "Samuel Palmer of Huntley and Palmer's biscuits, Reading built his family home c1880 at 40 College Crescent, ...
The MDFCTA site says it was erected in March 1888 and was the gift of Mrs Swaam (surely a mistype for Swaab) and cost £115.0.0.
This is the only fountain/trough in Tower Hamlets on the mdfcta site.
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