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Location
At quayside, Newport, Isle of Wight Description A memorial drinking fountain of reddish marble. The fountain was refurbished and relocated in December 2012, with some financial support from the Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. It was unveiled on 4th December 2012 in its present location by Jon Matthews, chairman of the IW Family History Society. |
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Memorial
The fountain after refurbishment in 2012 |
Inscription
IN MEMORY OF SIR BARRINGTON SIMEON, BART 1909 "BE MERCIFUL" Further information Sir John Stephen Barrington Simeon, 4th Baronet, MP, JP,DL, was born in 1850 and died in 1909. He was the son of Sir John Simeon, 3rd Baronet, whose memorial is situated at the junction of Carisbrooke Road and Castle Road, Newport. He was Member of Parliament for Southampton from 1895 to 1900, and lived at the family estate Swainston Manor. |
The fountain before refurbishment |
page updated 5 February 2013 (report of refurbishment)