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Title
Fountain
Date
1909
Medium
stone
Measurements
H 178 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
SY21_AEB_S005
Acquisition method
erected by public subscription
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
Welshpool Town Council
Custodian
Welshpool Town Council
Work status
extant
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque formerly fixed to fountain and now in the office of the Town Clerk, Welshpool Town Council, was removed for safe keeping, the inscription reads: THIS FOUNTAIN WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLES EDWARD HOWELL, SOLICITOR, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, MAYOR OF THIS BOROUGH 1894-95, ALDERMAN 1895-96, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS PUBLIC SERVICES AND HIS BENEVOLENCE AND NEVER FAILING SYMPATHY. DIED AUGUST 19TH 1906