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Fountain

Sotheran Fountain

Inscription

In Memoriam
Rosetta Sotheran died July 5th 1892

The book-selling business set up by her husband still trades as Sotheran's Rare Books and Prints at 2-5 Sackville Street, less than 100 yards away from this fountain.

Site: St James's Piccadilly (4 memorials)

W1, Piccadilly

Standing in Piccadilly one sees 4 memorials on the wall: from left to right: Sotheran Fountain, Garden, Lyttelton Fountain, Railings. There are 3 more memorials in the garden and a plaque on the building outside our photo, to the left, referring to WW2 bomb damage. 

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sotheran Fountain

Subjects commemorated i

Rosetta Sotheran

Andrew Behan has researched Sotheran: Rosetta Sarah Ann Hunot was born on 3 J...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Sotheran Fountain

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Coronation railings

Coronation railings

The railings erected to commemorate the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II w...

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Lyttelton Fountain

Lyttelton Fountain

In Memoriam Laura Lyttelton died Easter day 1886

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St james's Garden - people of London - stone

St james's Garden - people of London - stone

In a 1946 British Pathe news film one sees that the Garden of Remembrance was...

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Nearby Memorials

Metropolitan Drinking Fountain - jubilee

Metropolitan Drinking Fountain - jubilee

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{On long, low bronze plaques, one on each face, starting at the south and going clockwise:} To commemorate the jubilee of The Metropolit...

2 subjects commemorated, 6 creators
First drinking fountain

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DrinkingFountains gives two pictures from the 'Illustrated London News' of this fountain when it was originally installed. From a close e...

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J. W. water trough

J. W. water trough

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Temperance fountain

Temperance fountain

EC4, New Bridge Street

This fountain was originally erected July 1861 at the Royal Exchange. It was moved to make room for the London Troops WW1 memorial which ...

4 creators
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Great Eastern Street fountain

EC2, Paul Street

Pink and grey polished granite, sandstone capital and a ball finial in the form of an orb. Surrounded by eight pink granite bollards. Th...

2 subjects commemorated, 4 creators