The Matilda Fountain at Gloucester Gate
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The Matilda Fountain at Gloucester Gate
Image: © Marathon Taken: 3 Oct 2021
The Matilda Fountain was built in about 1878. The bronze statue 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, a local churchwarden.
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Image Location
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