{On the east end:}
In memoriam Charles Kingsley
{Above this there seems to be an 'F' but any other letters are illegible.}
{On the north side:}
Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
NW1, Chalk Farm Road
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charles Kingsley water trough - NW1
Born Devon. Christian Socialist and amateur naturalist. Supported his friend,...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Charles Kingsley water trough - NW1
Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Found...
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...
The text is inscribed into the main body of the fountain but can really only be read with the fingers. As is common nowadays, the founta...
The Evening Standard has a thoughtful piece about this park.
2022: Sebastian Bulmer told us about AngloBoerWar which has extensive photographs of this lovely memorial and some good information about...
The close-up picture depicts the top section of this classically-inspired monument, which shows marked similarities to the Soane tomb, sh...
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