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Hamilton Memorial Drinking Fountain

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5159 / 51°30'57"N

Longitude: -0.1548 / 0°9'17"W

OS Eastings: 528127

OS Northings: 181274

OS Grid: TQ281812

Mapcode National: GBR 9B.DS

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.85H8

Plus Code: 9C3XGR8W+83

Entry Name: Hamilton Memorial Drinking Fountain

Listing Date: 23 July 1991

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1248617

English Heritage Legacy ID: 430326

ID on this website: 101248617

Location: Marylebone, Westminster, London, W1H

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: Marylebone High Street

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: The Annunciation Bryanston Street

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 2881 SW PORTMAN SQUARE

55/102 Hamilton Memorial Drinking
Fountain

II

Drinking fountain. 1878, donated by Lady Hamilton through the Metropolitan Drinking
Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. Polished pink granite. Rectangular base
with plinth having spouts and semi-circular basins on 3 faces and a tall column
surmounted by an urn. Inscribed to the memory of Sir James Hamilton. Religious
inscriptions, some on a small bronze plaque, bear witness to the evangelical
dimension of the Association's activities at the height of its philanthropic
functions. Founded in 1859 the Association provided free fresh water to many humans
and beasts at a time when ale and spirits were easier to obtain than water and most
supplies contaminated. Lady Hamilton designed the acorn jets found on many
fountains of the period after-public comments were made about the unseemliness of
water flowing from the mouths of animals. The Association provided a catalogue of
functional designs but some wealthy patrons used their own.


Listing NGR: TQ2812781274

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