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On the sign:
IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF THE LATE GEORGE SPARKES OF BROMLEY IN KENT, FORMERLY JUDGE AT MADRAS IN THE EAST INDIA COMPANY’S CIVIL SERVICE A GREAT AND GOOD MAN GIFTED WITH EVERY REFINED FEELING AND MUCH ESTEEMED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM DIED 30 JANUARY 1878 IN HIS 68TH YEAR. ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW AD 1880
A drinking fountain built in memory of George Sparkes (1810-1878) who was a judge in India on behalf of the East India Company. The faucet was built by his wife in 1880 and designed by Charles Barry Jr. The drinking water faucet with a lighting lantern on top is still active
On the other side of the drinking fountain there is another sign: THE RESTORATION OF THIS FOUNTAIN WAS UNDERTAKEN BY TRANSPORT FOR LONDON AND THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA.
THE COMPLETION OF THE WORKS WAS MARKED IN A CEREMONY LED BY THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH, COUNCILLOR ROBERT FREEMAN ON 18TH MAY 2016 Click for a larger image
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