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Title
Chalybeate Well and Drinking Fountain
Date
1882
Medium
granite & Portland stone
Accession number
NW1_CRH_S019
Acquisition method
gift from Susanna Noel and Baptist 3rd Earl of Gainsborough
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
Camden London Borough Council
Custodian
Camden London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Listing date
14/05/74
Access
at all times
Inscription description
south face on plinth above the arch with large incised letters: CHALYBEATE WELL; south face on central granite panel with incised black painted letters: TO THE MEMORY OF THE HON. SUSANNA NOEL WHO WITH / HER SON BAPTIST 3RD EARL OF GAINSBOROUGH GAVE THIS / WELL TOGETHER WITH 6 ACRES OF LAND TO THE USE AND / BENEFIT OF THE POOR OF HAMPSTEAD 20TH DECR 1698. / Drink Traveller and with strength Renewed Let a kind Thought be given / To Her who has thy thirst subdued / Then tender thanks to Heaven
