The Drinking Fountain in Alexandra Park, Chester
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Drinking Fountain in Alexandra Park, Chester by Jeff Buck as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Jeff Buck Taken: 3 Apr 2020
The drinking fountain is no longer in use although I do seem to remember it still in use in the 1960s. The inscription on the fountain reads: Presented to the Hoole Urban District by Wm Williams Esq, Sept 24 1913, Chairman 1903 to 1906.
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