We have recently installed a green ‘heritage plaque’ on the railway bridge on Picton Road, to commemorate philanthropist Charles Melley who donated the nearby drinking fountain to the people of Wavertree. Melly was a pioneer of providing clean water to the people of Liverpool as part of his crusade to improve public health and get people away from the evils of drink!
We also had this piece in the Liverpool Echo regarding the fountain:
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