In memory of William, Esther & Anne du Bois
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 fountain is dry.
N19, Waterlow Park
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
du Bois fountain
{Carved in the marble surface at the back:} Erected to the memory of H. Hayhill by his friends in HM Exchequer and Audit Dept. 1882.
{On one end:} The gift of J. H. Buxton, 1879 {On both sides:} Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
The listing entry says that this is a rare example of a circular drinking trough of granite construction but does not comment on its stat...
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...
MDFCTA confirms that this fountain is of a unique design but we can find no reference to the designer/architect.
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