Description

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TQ 3884
6/20

STRATFORD E15
BROADWAY (north side)
Gurney Memorial Drinking Fountain

8.6.78

II

Drinking Fountain 1861: J Bell. Tapering granite obelisk with pointed head on granite plinth bearing quadrant basins. Inscribed 'In Remembrance of Samuel Gurney'. Four cast-iron lamp columns with later lanterns stand on four granite plinths at each corner. Samuel Gurney (1786-1856) was a banker and philanthropist from an influential family of English Quakers who resided for most of his life just outside Stratford. He was a partner in the Norwich banking firm of Overand, Gurney & Co, which became the largest discounting house in the world. Gurney was an advocate of penal reform (the prison reformer Elizabeth Fry was his sister) and an anti-slavery campaigner. He was also a noted philanthropist, supporting educational charities and gifting money to the poor, as well as supporting local charitable initiatives.

Listing NGR: TQ3891084347

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26640461

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5