{Carved around the rim of the fountain:}
Coram's Fields, established 1936. Site of the Foundling Hospital, established 1739.
The lamb relief is also carved on the rim of the fountain.
WC1, Coram's Fields
We were in Coram's Fields on a glorious summer day and he kids were having great fun in the paddling pool behind but this fountain (which sports an officious "don't paddle" sign) was sadly not working.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Coram's fountain
England's first home for abandoned children. Established in 1739 by Captain T...
The memorial at the entrance to these fields tells how this playground came i...
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...
{Carved in the granite pedestal:} Presented by Emily Bessie Orbell, July 1885.
"1 Thess. 1-3" is a biblical reference, the text of which reads: "Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and...
The new plaque (not shown) is rather brash but we like how the wording refers back to the earlier inscription.
This figure represents the woman of Samaria (a Samaritan) at the well, from St John's gospel.
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