Brentford Fountain
THE WIDOW OF
SAMUEL WHEELER ESQ
FORMERLY OF
BARROW HILLS CHERTSEY SURREY
AND
BRUNSWICK TERRACE BRIGHTON
1877
ERECTED BY THE
METROPOLITAN
DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH
ASSOCIATION
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| Location | Hayes Road, Western International Market |
| Inscription | THE GIFT OF MRS WHEELER THE WIDOW OF SAMUEL WHEELER ESQ FORMERLY OF BARROW HILLS CHERTSEY SURREY AND BRUNSWICK TERRACE BRIGHTON 1877 ERECTED BY THE METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
| MDFCTA number | 0558 |
| Type and size | Fountain, 2 cattle troughs and 2 sheep troughs. Special design-28, granite |
| Original location | Brentford side of Kew Bridge |
| Date erected | July 1877 |
| Comments | The full structure originally had 2 cattle troughs in addition to the elaborate fountain. It was erected at the request of Mrs. Wheeler, 18 Eccleston Square in 1877 as a memorial to her late husband, Samuel Wheeler at a cost of £1600. In 1907, Brentford Urban council removed the trough facing Kew bridge to allow for a public lavatory. The trough was re-erected somewhere in Uxbridge in 1910. In September 1953 the remaining trough and the fountain were removed by the Borough of Brentford and Chiswick from the junction of Kew Bridge & Kew Bridge Road. The fountain was moved to Brentford Market then relocated again to the Western International Market. |