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Greenwich Council - Monuments - The Andrew Gibb Memorial (299 words) |
 | Andrew Gibb was one of the first Aldermen of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich and as well as being a generous supporter of local charities, he also presented the Borough with a handsome mayoral chain. |
| When he died in 1908 he made provision in his will for £1,200 to be set aside for a drinking fountain to be erected, with the proviso that the bequest would not come into force until the death of his wife. |
| Funding of £100,000 by Greenwich Council, the Heritage Lottery Fund and donations from several local groups and individuals has enabled the monument to be restored to its former glory. |
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Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (794 words) |
| The Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965. |
| It was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich to form the London Borough of Greenwich. |
| It bordered the boroughs of Woolwich, Deptford, Lewisham. |
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