{Inscribed on the long plaque of red granite at the top:}
The gift of Henry Sterry Esqr.
{and on red granite lower down:}
1859
A lovely fountain, with its egg-and-dart cornicing and gaping mouth, which presumably is where the functioning parts once sat.
SE1, Abbey Street
The early 19th century building was a watch house.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Henry Sterry fountain
The Quakers list a Henry Sterry born 1803 in the parish of St George the Mart...
This 'Matilda fountain' is a copy of the 1867 statue 'At the Spring' or 'Early Morn' held at Blackburn Town Hall, or possibly that is a ...
"1 Thess. 1-3" is a biblical reference, the text of which reads: "Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and...
If the name of the Association had been shorter do you think the troughs would have been too?
{Carved in the granite pedestal:} Presented by Emily Bessie Orbell, July 1885.
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