Fountain

Reardon drinking fountain - Chiswick

Erection date: 1880

Inscription

{Inscribed on the north face of the body:}
Miss Ellen Reardon's bequest in memory of her father,mother and sister, Daniel, Elizabeth and Margaret Reardon.
1880

{Inscribed on the south face of the body:}
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association

Press the button and the water spouts from behind the lower lily leaf. It works!

Site: Reardon drinking fountain - Chiswick (1 memorial)

W4, Strand on the Green

The Strand on the Green Association unveiled this restored fountain on Thursday 16 July 2009.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Reardon drinking fountain - Chiswick

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Daniel, Elisabeth and Margaret Reardon

Father, mother and sister to Miss Ellen Reardon who, via a bequest, erected d...

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Reardon drinking fountain - Chiswick

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Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association

Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Found...

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Miss Ellen Reardon

At the ever-informative MDFCTA we find: Ellen Reardon of 2 New Terrace, Islin...

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