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Title
Edward VII Jewish Memorial Drinking Fountain
Date
1911
Medium
granite & bronze
Accession number
E1_AM_S600
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Jewish community of East London
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Custodian
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
15th March 1912
Listing date
27/09/73
Access
at all times
Inscription description
raised letters in wreathed metal plaque on side of obelisk: IN / GRATEFUL AND LOYAL / MEMORY OF / EDWARD VII / REX ET IMPERATOR / ERECTED FROM / SUBSCRIPTIONS RAISED BY / JEWISH INHABITANTS / OF EAST LONDON / 1911; incised letters into the base of the 'Angel of Justice', underneath the cherub spout: JUSTICE; incised letters into the base of the 'Angel of Liberty underneath the cherub spout: LIBERTY
