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Matilda Fountain

1878 sculpturesDrinking fountains in the United KingdomGrade II listed buildings in the London Borough of CamdenLondon building and structure stubsStatues in London
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'Matilda' Fountain Gloucester Gate London
'Matilda' Fountain Gloucester Gate London

The Matilda Fountain is a Grade II listed statue and drinking fountain opposite 15 Gloucester Gate, Regent's Park, London, built in about 1878.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. 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.

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Matilda Fountain
Gloucester Gate, London Chalk Farm (London Borough of Camden)

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Gloucester Gate
NW1 4HA London, Chalk Farm (London Borough of Camden)
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'Matilda' Fountain Gloucester Gate London
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