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Sign: London - Drinking water fountain - La maternité


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2 Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LF, UK
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On the sign:
ERECTED 1878 AT THE EXPENSE OF
JOHN WHITTAKER ELLIS ESQ. ALDERMAN & WILLIAM HARTRIDGE ESQ. DEPUTY,
SUPPLEMENTED BY A VOTE IN WARDMOTE.

On the base:
ALSO BY DONATIONS FROM THE DRAPERS COMPANY AND THE MERCHANT TAYLORS COMPANY
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Comments:
The source of drinking water was placed in London in 1878, the sculpture above it was made by Jules Dalou.
In the statue, a mother is seen holding her two children (one seems to be breastfeeding), which fits the name of the statue: Maternity

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