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H Maynard Drinking Fountain
Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape

Date:1861
Type:Fountain
Status:Extant

 


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Coordinates:
33°18'35.70" S 26°31'38.16" E Alt: 549m

Inscription on rear face of drinking fountain:

PRESENTED TO THIS CITY
H MAYNARD ESQ
13TH MAY 1861

The crest is the Maynard Family Crest and the Latin text, MANUS JUSTA NARDUS, translates as 'the just hand is a precious ointment'.