Erection date: 1961
{No inscription or plaque that we could see, in 2016.}
SW7, The Flower Walk, Kensington Gardens, Palace Gate
We'd guess that Percy was fond of dogs and that he lived in Kensington, but we don't know.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Esme Percy fountain
Esme Percy, once famous as a producer and star of stage and 50 films, but for...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Esme Percy fountain
Sculptor.  Gilley was a studio assistant to Frank Dobson 1930-1939. The image...
If this rather barren 60s paved area looks familiar perhaps you recognise it from the first scene in Antonioni's Blowup, from 1966.
The lettering is incised and painted black - very effective.
The Ward drinking fountain is to the left of the gate. The Wesley plaque is to the right.
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 inscription text is taken from a modern (and indeed rather nasty) plaque attached to the east side of the plinth. For our close-up s...
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