Royal Exchange Fountain
AT THE EXPENSE OF
JOHN WHITTAKER ELLIS ESQ. ALDERMAN
WILLIAM HARTRIDGE ESQ. DEPUTY
SUPPLEMENTED BY A VOTE IN WARDMOTE
THE DRAPERS' COMPANY AND THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' COMPANY
1879
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| Location | On the south side of Threadneedle Street at the north-end of Royal Exchange Buildings. |
| Inscription | ERECTED 1878 AT THE EXPENSE OF JOHN WHITTAKER ELLIS ESQ. ALDERMAN WILLIAM HARTRIDGE ESQ. DEPUTY SUPPLEMENTED BY A VOTE IN WARDMOTE |
| Inscription | ALSO BY DONATIONS FROM THE DRAPERS' COMPANY AND THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' COMPANY |
| Inscription | DALOU 1879 |
| MDFCTA number | 0692 |
| Type and size | Fountain and dog trough design 114. Granite, marble and bronze |
| Original location | Royal Exchange Avenue opposite the Peabody Statue |
| Date erected | September 1879 |
| Comments | Cost £940.0.0. The gift of Alderman Ellis and the Broad Street Ward. The fountain was commissioned by John Whittaker Ellis Esq. and William Hartridge Esq. - The Drapers' Company and the Merchant Tailors' Company. The sculptor of La Maternité was Jules Dalou. The original marble group was altered by weathering and was replaced by the present inferior copy in bronze in 1897. |
| Reference(s) | Troughs & Drinking Fountains, Philip Davies: P-23, P-48 |