Handsworth
T.W.J
August 3 1900
T.D.J
Sept 14 1859
M.J
May 20 1883
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| Location | South side of Handsworth Road just west of the corner with Richmond Road, almost opposite Hendon Street. |
| Side inscription | (on fountain) T.W.J August 3 1900 |
| Side inscription | (on fountain) T.D.J Sept 14 1859 |
| Front inscription | (on fountain) M.J May 20 1883 |
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| MDFCTA number | 1612 |
| Type and size | Trough/fountain special design. Type 1f polished granite. |
| Original location | Yorkshire. Handsworth |
| Date erected | 1902 |
| Comments | Paid for by Miss Jeffcock of Worksop £160.0.0 also a fountain erected by same lady cost £400.0.0. The Jeffcocks were a large and prominent local family whose members have been recorded in the area since 1351. The most notable member of the family was William Jeffcock, who was born in Handsworth in 1800 and, in 1843, became the very first Mayor of Sheffield. This special trough/fountain is the same design as a structure in Cleobury-Mortimer. |