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Richard Passmore Edwards Memorial Fountain

History (page 2)

 
Drinking fountain in front of Ravenscourt Library c1912. Photo courtesy of Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre
 To accommodate the new tramway route it was proposed to move the fountain to Wormholt Park in the north of the Borough but, at the request of the family of Richard Passmore Edwards, it was moved to Ravenscourt Park in January 1912. The fountain was erected directly in front of Ravenscourt Library but complaints of noise and nuisance caused by children using the fountain resulted in the water supply being disconnected and the drinking cups removed, despite the protests of the Edwards family.
Ravenscourt Library was severely damaged by inendary bombs in January 1941 and was subsequently demolished. It is most likely that the drinking fountain suffered the same fate.

 

 
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September 27, 2004
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