Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Alice Maud Denman and Peter Regelous Memorial Drinking Fountain Photograph
Region ID | UEL | |
Work ID | 145 | |
Manual Reference | TH003 | |
Title | Alice Maud Denman and Peter Regelous Memorial Drinking Fountain | |
Not Known | Not known | |
Date of design | 1902-03 | |
Year of unveiling | 1903 | |
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Cambridge Heath Road | |
Precise Location | Bethnal Green Museum Gardens | |
A to Z Ref | 84 Yb 41 | |
OS Ref | TQ350828 | |
Postcode | E2 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Don't know | |
Duty of Care | London Borough of Tower Hamlets | |
Commissioned by | Public subscription | |
Notes | ||
Circular column mounted on a stone (possibly granite) base, square with chamfered corners, and two stone blocks mounted as steps up to two drinking bowls, with taps (not working). Patterned marble surface around central portion of column, on the east-facing side of which is mounted an oval plaque, incised as above. | ||
Arthur William Regelous, popularly known as Peter, died in a fire at 423 Hackney Road on the night of April 19th/20th 1902 trying to save the lives of the occupants, Mrs Alice Maud Denman and her four children, all of whom were killed. The tragedy had a great impact on the area and the funerals of the victims were attended by massed crowds. A fund was set up by the Mayor of Bethnal Green 'in aid of the sufferers by the fire'(1) to which the Princess of Wales contributed a cheque for £10, and the memorial drinking fountain, with commemorative plaque, was erected the following year, in 1903. | ||
circa | ||
raw year | 1903 | |
Condition | Fair | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | Incised on oval plaque, facing east, in capital letters: MEMORIAL TO / ALICE MAUD DENMAN / AND / PETER REGELOUS / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN ATTEMPTING / TO SAVE OTHERS / AT A FIRE AT 423, HACKNEY ROAD, / ON THE 20TH APRIL, 1902. / ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION. / C.E. FOX, MAYOR. / R.VOSS JUNR TOWN CLERK. | |
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Fountain (2 drinking bowls with taps) | Stone and emerald pearl granite | 239cm high x 106cm wide |
Base | Stone or granite | 12cm high x 188cm wide x 193cm deep |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character: nothing recordedStructural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
Other | Taps not working |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
Graffiti | Daubed with paint |
