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The '''King Edward VII Jewish Memorial Drinking Fountain''' is a [[drinking fountain]] on the [[Whitechapel Road]] in London [[E postcode area|E1]].
A plaque on the fountain records that the fountain was erected 'from subscriptions raised from Jewish inhabitants of East London' in memory of the King.<ref name=NHLE/>
The fountain is made from white stone with a tapered central square pillar. The pillar is surmounted by a bronze angel, with bronze figures of angels and cherubs on the faces of the pillar. A relief portrait of [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]] is on the remaining face. The fountain is [[Listed building#England and Wales|listed Grade II]] on the [[National Heritage List for England]] since September 1973.<ref name=NHLE></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1911 establishments in England]]
[[Category:1911 in London]]
[[Category:1911 sculptures]]
[[Category:Edward VII]]
[[Category:Bronze sculptures in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Whitechapel]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in London]]
A plaque on the fountain records that the fountain was erected 'from subscriptions raised from Jewish inhabitants of East London' in memory of the King.<ref name=NHLE/>
The fountain is made from white stone with a tapered central square pillar. The pillar is surmounted by a bronze angel, with bronze figures of angels and cherubs on the faces of the pillar. A relief portrait of [[Edward VII|King Edward VII]] is on the remaining face. The fountain is [[Listed building#England and Wales|listed Grade II]] on the [[National Heritage List for England]] since September 1973.<ref name=NHLE></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1911 establishments in England]]
[[Category:1911 in London]]
[[Category:1911 sculptures]]
[[Category:Edward VII]]
[[Category:Bronze sculptures in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Whitechapel]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in London]]
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