The fountain, erected in 1892-93, was designed by architect Alfred Gilbert to commemorate the philanthropist Lord Shaftesbury. The winged archer on the fountain representing the Angel of Christian Charity and popularly known as Eros, was the first statue in the world cast in aluminium.
This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: J H A, Jha: Bedford Lemere And Company
Architect: Gilbert, Alfred
Victorian Fountain