The Bowker Fountain Began Operation – 26th February 1931
On 26th February 1931, the Bowker Fountain began operation in Victoria Square. Since 1864, Henry Layton Bowker had worked his land and estate business opposite Market Place (Victoria Square) on Colombo Street. Quite often he caught himself glancing out his window thinking how nice it would be to have a fountain to look at. When …
