Matilda Fountain
The Matilda Fountain is a Grade II listed statue and drinking fountain opposite 15 Gloucester Gate, Regent's Park, London, built in about 1878.[1]
The Matilda Fountain and statue
The bronze statue is by Joseph Durham, and depicts a milkmaid holding a pail and looking towards the Park with a hand raised to shield her eyes.[1] The entire monument was presented to the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association by Matilda, the wife of Richard Kent Jr, a local churchwarden.[1]
References
- Historic England. "STATUE AND DRINKING FOUNTAIN OPPOSITE NUMBER 15, GLOUCESTER GATE (1078326)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
External links
Media related to Matilda Fountain, London at Wikimedia Commons
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