The grade II Victorian drinking fountain was erected by the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association in 1877. The fountain was taken off the heritage at risk register after following a complete restoration in 2022.

The project was supported by the Heritage of London Trust, Historic England, the Greenwich Society and the Peter Harris Trust. The project was managed by the Royal Borough of Greenwich and completed in 2022.

The fountain is nine feet high and constructed from Portland limestone, with a hipped roof and cast-iron lamp post at the top. The middle has four semi-circular stone bowls with cambered arches above. It is set on a two tier Yorkstone base, although the base section tier was covered in its entirety in concrete render. The adjoining granite cattle trough is rectangular with two curbing stones facing south and dog trough beneath.

There was heavy erosion to all surfaces of the stone, which resulted in loss of detail and cracks visible throughout. Several areas of the fountain were repaired with cementitious mortar, which had mostly failed, and the spouts and fittings were missing on all sides. The fountain was cleaned, and areas of carbon staining poulticed with ammonium carbonate. Failed cementitious repairs were removed and replaced. New plumbing was installed, plus new taps. The existing lantern pole was cleaned of rust, primed and repainted and a new lantern with a LED light supplied and fitted to the top of the lantern post.