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The Matilda Fountain and statue

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 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic England. "STATUE AND DRINKING FOUNTAIN OPPOSITE NUMBER 15, GLOUCESTER GATE (1078326)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 4 September 2016.

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