Erection date: 31/10/1912
Presented to the Hackney Borough Council by Morris Nelson Esqre. in memory of his wife Esther, unveiled by Councillor William Hammer JP, Mayor of Hackney, 31st October 1912.
E8, Mare Street, St Thomas Square
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
The Nelsons' drinking fountain
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
The Nelsons' drinking fountain
The MDFCTA site says it was erected in March 1888 and was the gift of Mrs Swaam (surely a mistype for Swaab) and cost £115.0.0.Â
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 Crofton trough is on the left of our photo. The two other troughs here (one being outside out photo, to the right) are only marked "M...
The decoration on the urn is delightful. Strung between 4 classical style masks are fruit garlands supporting a variety of creatures: s...
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