This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.
SHREWSBURY
SJ4912SW ST JULIAN'S FRIARS 653-1/15/575 Memorial Drinking Fountain 19/09/72 (Formerly Listed as: Drinking fountain obelisk off St Julian's Friars)
GV II
Drinking fountain obelisk. Stone. Dated 1874. Obelisk with stiff-leaf bands raised on high square plinth with gablets over each projecting fountain basin, and stiff-leaf and lotus flower panels. Inscription records that it was erected to the memory of William Jones Clement, surgeon "by his friends and fellow townsmen in grateful recognition of his enlightened public spirit, consummate professional skill and active private benevolence." Bust of Clement in medallion on opposite face. The obelisk was originally erected outside the station.
Listing NGR: SJ4944812161
This is part of the Series: IOE01/0092 IOE Records taken by Cyril Baldwin; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England
© Mr Cyril Baldwin. Source: Historic England Archive
This photograph was taken for the Images of England project
Photographer: Baldwin, Cyril
Rights Holder: Baldwin, Cyril
Stone, Victorian Obelisk, Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces, Garden Ornament, Drinking Fountain, Water Supply And Drainage, Fountain, Water Supply Site
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