(inscribed in the marble plaque and very difficult to read:}
Joseph Salter, 1832 - 1876
NW1, Royal College Street
The green space behind this (defunct) drinking fountain is known as 'College Gardens' and was given to the Vestry of St Pancras (now Camden Council) in 1878 by Salter.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Joseph Salter
Salter was auditor to the Vestry of St Pancras and gave College Gardens to th...
In our photo the tree plaque can be seen to the right of the monument.
Standing in Piccadilly one sees 4 memorials on the wall: from left to right: Sotheran Fountain, Garden, Lyttelton Fountain, Railings. The...
This drinking fountain was erected in 1878 in memory of Robert Besley, who had run a typeface foundry in Fann Street 1849 - 61. This 1887...
The date of erection comes from Ian Visits.
The water source was discovered at the end of the 17th century. 'Chalybeate' denotes a natural mineral spring containing iron salts. At t...
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