Drinking Fountain
Drinking Fountain
Drinking Fountain
Drinking Fountain
Drinking Fountain

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An octagonal platform with two small blocks on either side supports a round moulded base and shaft topped by a round basin and a drinking fountain in the style of an urn.
Title

Drinking Fountain

Date

1885

Medium

granite

Accession number

NW1_CRH_S049

Acquisition method

gifted by Emily Bessie Orbell through the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association

Work type

Water fountain, trough or pump

Owner

London Borough of Camden Council

Custodian

London Borough of Camden Council

Work status

extant

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

Garden opening times.

Inscription description

east face in incised letters: PRESENTED BY / EMILY BESSIE ORBELL / JULY 1885

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Located at

St Andrew's Gardens,

WC1X 8LD

Located just inside the Gray's Inn Road northern entrance.