Description:
Colour postcard
By Harvey Barton (P3A)
87mm x 136mm
This postcard depicts the Hitchman Fountain in the Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa.
The Hitchman Fountain was built in 1869 to commemorate the life of Dr John Hitchman (1805-1867), who encouraged the use of Leamington's spa waters for medicinal purposes. Hitchman moved to Leamington in 1840 where he practised as a doctor. He was friends with Dr Amos Middleton and Dr Henry Jephson, who also promoted the use of Leamington's waters.