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St. Lawrence and Mary Magdalene Drinking Fountain

 Joseph Durham
1866 (2010)

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Description

Drinking fountain shaped as a gothic turret with two statues:
  1. St Lawrence, the deacon and martyr, shown with a gridiron, the instrument of his death.
  2. St. Mary Magdalene with her emblem, the ointment jar with which she cleansed Christ's wounds.
And a bronze relief:
  1. Moses striking the rock at Horeb (Exodus. XVII. IV-VI) and a Jewish woman holds a cup to the lips of her child.

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Inscription(s)

THE ST. LAWRENCE & MARY MAGDALENE
DRINKING FOUNTAIN

commissioned by the united parishes of
st lawrence jewry & st mary magdalene

originally located in the guildhall yard
outside the church of st lawrence jewry from 1866 to 1970

designed by architect john robinson and sculptor joseph durham

restored and relocated here in 2010

Sculptor

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Locatie (N 51°30'46" - W 0°5'50") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo137; Photograph: 7 August 2014
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