TQ3079 : Buxton Memorial Drinking Fountain

Westminster, City of Westminster, Great Britain

Buxton Memorial Drinking Fountain
Buxton Memorial Drinking Fountain
Drinking fountain by prolific Victorian church architect S.S.Teulon in 1834, moved to this site in 1957, with two plaques bearing the inscriptions.

Erected in 1835 by Charles Buxton MP in commemoration of the emancipation of slaves in 1834 and in memory of his father Sir T.Fowell Buxton and those associated with him - Wilberforce, Clarkson, Macaulay, Brougham, Dr.Lushington and others.

This plaque commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Anti-Slavery Society 1839 - 1989
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Richard Croft   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Monday, 19 February, 2007
Submitted
Tuesday, 20 February, 2007
Category
Drinking fountain   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 302 792 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:29.8204N 0:7.4764W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 302 791
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