Erection date: 31/10/1912
Presented to the Hackney Borough Council by Morris Nelson Esqre. in memory of his wife Esther, unveiled by Councillor William Hammer JP, Mayor of Hackney, 31st October 1912.
E8, Mare Street, St Thomas Square
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
The Nelsons' drinking fountain
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
The Nelsons' drinking fountain
The date and the rather crudely carved tulip-like outline are on a separate piece of granite, and the Honble. Mrs Rashleigh had been dead...
From the RBKC pdf: "This trough was originally erected in 1900 in Kensington Crescent. The crescent was demolished in 1933 (the site is n...
The ashes of both Southwoods are in the memorial at the top of the steps. The labels behind the cherubs read: "Not drinking water" and "...
Unusually the brass drinking cup on a chain is still attached.
A modern plaque screwed to the west side of the plinth reads: "This plaque commemorates the completion of the refurbishment of this memor...
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