{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
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Beloved friend
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Beloved friend
Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Found...
We'd guess that Percy was fond of dogs and that he lived in Kensington, but we don't know.
The sons erect the splendid water fountain and the daughters erect the utilitarian water trough. Does this tell us something about their ...
DrinkingFountains gives two pictures from the 'Illustrated London News' of this fountain when it was originally installed. From a close e...
October 2023 Londonist: Time Machine provided this Heritage of London Trust September link, "We were thrilled to unveil the restored foun...
{Carved in the granite pedestal:} Presented by Emily Bessie Orbell, July 1885.
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