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Title
Janson Drinking Fountain
Date
1882
Medium
granite
Accession number
BR7_ML_S212
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
St. Nicholas' Church
Custodian
St. Nicholas' Church
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
at the base of the cross, incised letters: I WILL POUR WATER ON HIM THAT IS THIRSTY / AND FLOODS UPON THE DRY GROUND; recessed panel with incised letters: IN MEMORY OF / THE REV CHARLES A JANSON M.A. / OF THE UNIVERSITIES MISSION. / CALLED TO HIS REST AT LAKE NYASSA / CENTRAL AFRICA 21 FEB 1882 / AGED 32 / THIS FOUNTAIN IS ERECTED BY SOME / OF THOSE WHO VALUED HIS FRIENDSHIP / AND ADMIRED HIS DEVOTION
Church Row, Chiselhurst
BR7 5PJ
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