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Erected by the inhabitants of Pinner in grateful memory of the late William Arthur Tooke Esq J.P. 1886 "I was thirsty and ye gave me drink"
I have no information about Teddington Water Fountain. Please contact me if you do.
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{left}Presented by 600 inhabitants of Teddington as a memento of the Jubilee of 1887 {right}Restored by the residents of Teddington as a memento of the jubilee of 2002 ansd 2012
I have no information about Jabez West. Please contact me if you do.
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The Information board reads 'This fountain was erected in memory of the temperance advocate Jabez West and formally unveiled on 3rd April 1885. Jabez West (6th June 1810 - 13th May 1884) was a blacksmith's son from Princes Risborough, who came to Bermondsey in the 1830s. He worked in the leather trade but became best known in the area for devoting his time to political reform and the temperance movement. He also campaigned for Southwark Park. After his death, the Metropolitan Board of Works took the unusual step of agreeing to this memorial for a working-class man. The fountain is made of polished grey granite at an original cost of £120, which was paid for by public subscription.
The text at the bottom reads 'A rare specimen of a rare class - Dr Burns'
I have no information about Whitechapel Drinking Fountain. Please contact me if you do.
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(On the outer arch:)
Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.
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Whosoever will let him take the water of life freely.
Erected 1860 by one unknown yet well known.
Removed from old church railing and re-erected on present site AD 1879.
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{around the top}The gift of Sam Gurney M.P. 1859
{in the centre}The first metropolitan drinking fountain erected on Holborn Hill in 1809 and removed when the viaduct was constructed in 1867
{at the bottom}Replace the cup
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The Aldgate Pump A well for fresh drinking water has been on this site since the 13th century. The Aldgate Pump has long been a landmark point for visitors to east London, mentioned by Charles Dickens and in traditional rhyme and song. In 1876 the pump's water was connected to the mains water supply after the old well was found to be contaminated. The current Portland stone obelisk dates from the 18th century. The brass wolf's head spout is 19th century. The lantern on top is a handmade replica of the original lost around 1900. Repaired and restored in 2019 by the City of London with the assistance of the Heritage of London Trust and a gift from Miss Anthea Gray.
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Erected in memory of George Maule Allen of 17 Carlisle Street, Soho Square. Born 4th October 1855. Died 29th April 1889, aged 33 years.
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Erected in the year 1882 by Colonel S. B. Bevington, first Mayor of Bermondsey in memory of his father, James Buckington Bevington JP of Neckinger Mills, Bermondsey, Born 1804. Died 1892.
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This fountain erected in 1929 to the memory of Henry Edmund Goodison of Highgate
honorary treasurer of the Kenwood Preservation Council was presented by his wife and sons.
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Saint Pancras Middlesex. This fountain and works connected therewith were presented to the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain Association on the 3d day of August 1878 by Matilda wife of Richard Kent esq. Junior Churchwarden 1878. The figure now cast in bronze was designed by Joseph Durham ARA {roman date unreadable}
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This fountain together with the open space on which it is erected was presented to the Borough of Hampstead for the public benefit in memory of the late Samuel Palmer of Northcourt, Hampstead by his widow and family. 1904
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{illegible}On the night of the eighth of September 1915 a Zeppelin bomb fell and exploded on this spot. Although nearly 1000 people slept in the surrounding buildings no person was injured.
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Erected in memory and at the cost of Miss Mary Gray Ratray of 41 Tavistock Square London who died on the 6th July 1873.
Edwin Bedford Esq. and Charles Jellicoe Esq. Executors