Alexandra Recreation ground
DRINKING FOUNTAIN
&
CATTLE TROUGH
ASSOCIATION
BY
PUBLIC
SUBSCRIPTION
1877
THESE GROUNDS
SEPTEMBER 1891
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| Location | In the centre of Alexandra Recreation Ground. |
| Inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
| Inscription | ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1877 |
| Inscription | RE-ERECTED IN THESE GROUNDS SEPTEMBER 1891 |
| Inscription | RECREATION GROUND OPENED SEPTEMBER 1891 |
| Inscription | EXTENSION (FACING LENNARD ROAD) OPENED JUNE 1897 |
| MDFCTA number | 0426 & 1267 |
| Type and size | Fountain and dog trough design 29 |
| Original location | Near Beckenham Railway Station [as MDFCTA number 0426]. Alexandra Recreation Ground [as MDFCTA number 1267] |
| Date erected | June 1877 (Beckenham station); October 1891 (Alexandra Recreation Ground) |
| Comments | Association paid £100.0.0. Cost of granite defrayed by local subscription through Mr Bingham. Removed October 1891 by request of Railway Company and Local Board because of alterations in roadway. This is one of several Design-29 drinking fountains. |