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Title
Matilda Drinking Fountain
Medium
bronze & granite
Accession number
NW1_CRH_S001
Acquisition method
commissioned by Mrs Matilda Kent
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Custodian
Camden London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
3rd August 1878
Listing date
14/05/74
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on brass plaque on left of grotto: SAINT PANCRAS / MIDDLESEX / THIS FOUNTAIN / AND WORKS CONNECTED THEREWITH / WERE PRESENTED TO THE METROPOLITAN / DRINKING FOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION ON / THE 3RD DAY OF AUGUST 1878 BY / MATILDA / RICHARD KENT ESQ. / JUNIOR CHURCHWARDEN 1878 / THE FIGURE NOW CAST IN BRONZE / WAS DESIGNED BY JOSEPH DURHAM A.R.A / MDCCCLXXVIII