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
In our photo the tree plaque can be seen to the right of the monument.
Designed by John Shaw, Jnr., even in its current rather dilapidated state, this delightful fountain puts other Victorian examples to shame.
It was this Londonist post where we learnt that the two identical drinking fountains on the east and west sides of Trafalgar Square are a...
{At both ends:} J. W. {On the side:} Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
The Ward drinking fountain is to the left of the gate. The Wesley plaque is to the right.
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