Simpson fountain
situated at the bottom of Chapel street just under the Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas.
William Simpson died in 1883. after a varied career and having had varied successes supplying beverages and food on the floating landing stage. He lived for many years on the floating landing stage. The news paper obituary into his life and death is fascinating in the detail.
Excerpt: “Amid tokens of universal sympathy the mortal remains of William Shaw SIMPSON, who died suddenly at his residence the Princes Landing-stage, on Saturday morning, were consigned to their final resting place in Smithdown Lane cemetery yesterday afternoon. The condition of the corpse was such owing to its peculiar situation and disturbances by the continuous oscillation of the stage, which accelerated decompostion, that an early funeral was considered advisable.” Newspaper report . The drinking fountain was erected in his honour some two years later.
Simpson fountain
situated at the bottom of Chapel street just under the Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas.
William Simpson died in 1883. after a varied career and having had varied successes supplying beverages and food on the floating landing stage. He lived for many years on the floating landing stage. The news paper obituary into his life and death is fascinating in the detail.
Excerpt: “Amid tokens of universal sympathy the mortal remains of William Shaw SIMPSON, who died suddenly at his residence the Princes Landing-stage, on Saturday morning, were consigned to their final resting place in Smithdown Lane cemetery yesterday afternoon. The condition of the corpse was such owing to its peculiar situation and disturbances by the continuous oscillation of the stage, which accelerated decompostion, that an early funeral was considered advisable.” Newspaper report . The drinking fountain was erected in his honour some two years later.