(inscribed in the marble plaque and very difficult to read:}
Joseph Salter, 1832 - 1876
NW1, Royal College Street
The green space behind this (defunct) drinking fountain is known as 'College Gardens' and was given to the Vestry of St Pancras (now Camden Council) in 1878 by Salter.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Joseph Salter
Salter was auditor to the Vestry of St Pancras and gave College Gardens to th...
This is a very unusual monument for the time, being in honour of a working man.
The listing entry says that this is a rare example of a circular drinking trough of granite construction but does not comment on its stat...
{On the end of the trough:} The gift of L.S. and B.S. to commemorate 25 years of happy married life, 1881. {On the sides of the trough:}...
Pink and grey polished granite, sandstone capital and a ball finial in the form of an orb. Surrounded by eight pink granite bollards. Th...
Why (Oh why, oh why) do people chose dark, coloured granite for inscriptions? The mottling in the granite can make the text almost impos...
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