Hyde Park (lost)
HIS HIGHNESS THE HON MAHARAJAH MEERZA
VIJIARAM GAJAPATI RAJ MANEA SOOLTAN
BAHADOOR OF VIJIANAGRAM K.C.S.I.
STOOD ON THIS SITE FROM 1867 UNTIL 1964.
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| Location | On the east side of the footpatch between North Carriage Drive & Stanhope Place Gate. |
| Inscription (modern plaque) | A FOUNTAIN GIVEN BY HIS HIGHNESS THE HON MAHARAJAH MEERZA VIJIARAM GAJAPATI RAJ MANEA SOOLTAN BAHADOOR OF VIJIANAGRAM K.C.S.I. STOOD ON THIS SITE FROM 1867 UNTIL 1964. |
| MDFCTA number | 0182 |
| Type and size | Fountain and dog trough, stone |
| Original location | Hyde Park, near Marble Arch |
| Date erected | February 1868 |
| Comments | The gift of the Maharajah of Viziangram. Cost £1000.0.0. Pulled down in 1964. Only this plaque commemorating the lost fountain remains. |
| Reference(s) | Troughs & Drinking Fountains, Philip Davies: P-33 |