John Law Baker fountain
WC2, Duncannon Street, behind St. Martin-in-the-fields
This is a lovely piece of sculpture. The cut off fluted column possibly indicates the "life cut short" of John Baker Law, but he died age...
1 subject commemorated
Passmore Edwards drinking fountain - SE1
SE1, Blackfriars Road, Christ Church
The Christ Church fountain is one of several drinking fountains that Edwards funded through the Metropolitan Drinking fountain and Cattle...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Victoria's trough
EC2, Finsbury Square
The "C F K" is extremely difficult to decipher, we read it more with our fingers than our eyes.
1 subject commemorated,
3 creators
Smiths' water trough
EC2, Finsbury Square
The sons erect the splendid water fountain and the daughters erect the utilitarian water trough. Does this tell us something about their ...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
1 subject commemorated,
2 creators
Guy's South African war memorial
SE1, Great Maze Pond, Guy's Hospital - the Colonnade
2022: Sebastian Bulmer told us about AngloBoerWar which has extensive photographs of this lovely memorial and some good information about...
War dead | Other war
13 subjects commemorated
13 subjects commemorated
Happy married life
E9, Lauriston Road
{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:}...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Charity drinking fountain, La Maternité
EC2, Royal Exchange Buildings
'Wardmote' just means a meeting where decisions are made.
6 creators
St John the Evangelist garden
SW1, Horseferry Road, St John the Evangelist garden
The garden's modern information board reads: This garden was acquired by the church of St John the Evangelist, Smith Square, for the use ...
1 subject commemorated,
5 creators
Marmaduke's drinking fountain
WC2, Endell Street
The arch from the Victorian drinking fountain has been rescued and reused above a modern drinking fountain, which no longer produces wate...
1 subject commemorated
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