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Title
The Buxton Memorial Fountain
Date
1866
Medium
polished Devonshire marble, granite, brown sandstone, glass tesserae, enamelled iron & cast iron
Measurements
H 1800 x W 360 x D 360 cm
Accession number
SW1_MRF_S039
Acquisition method
commissioned by Charles Buxton, MP
Work type
Water fountain, trough or pump
Owner
Westminster City Council
Custodian
Westminster City Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Listing date
05/02/70
Access
at all times
Inscription description
in lead letters on a stone base, facing west: ERECTED IN 1866 / BY / CHARLES BUXTON M.P. / IN COMMEMORATION OF / THE EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES 1834 / AND IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER / SIR T. FOWELL BUXTON / AND THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH HIM / WILBERFORCE. CLARKSON. MACAULAY. BROUGHAM / DR LUSHINGTON AND OTHERS; on a plaque on the east side, facing the river: THIS PLAQUE / COMMEMORATES THE / 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF / THE ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY / 1839–1989