Esme Percy Fountain

You are looking at a memorial fountain dedicated to the actor and producer Esmé Percy, who lived from eighteen eighty-seven to nineteen fifty-seven. It was installed in nineteen sixty-one by his friends to honor his memory and his well-known love of dogs. The fountain features a bronze sculpture of a terrier, crafted by artist Sylvia Gilley, and serves as a functional drinking basin for park dogs. Percy was a celebrated figure in the British theater, famous for his deep commitment to the works of George Bernard Shaw, who even wrote the role of Count Aristide Karpathy in Pygmalion specifically for him. His life was marked by a memorable series of accidents, including losing an eye during a playful encounter with a Great Dane. He became a legend in the acting community after a later performance, during which his glass eye popped out and rolled across the stage. Despite these mishaps, he maintained a lifelong affection for canines, making this humble, dog-focused monument a fitting tribute to his unique personality.