Drinking fountain, near Cemetery north gate, Macpherson Street, Princes Hill

The fountain with the bust above is a memorial to William Cook, who served as a Melbourne City Councillor for Victoria Ward from 1894 to 1909. He lived in the house called “Hassall Green” at 797 Drummond Street, on the corner of Macpherson Street, North Carlton. Every year he gave a Christmas party for local residents, and provided presents for all those who attended. When he died in August 1909, his funeral procession of horse drawn carriages and people on foot stretched from his home to the Melbourne General Cemetery gates in College Crescent. The memorial was built with funds raised by the people of North Carlton and Princes Hill.

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