Wimbledon Parkside
DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH
ASSOCIATION
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| Location | West side of Parkside, opposite the corner with Parkside Avenue. |
| Side inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
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| MDFCTA number | 0036 |
| Type and size | Trough 1c 9ft 6in granite |
| Original location | Wimbledon. The Common Road south-east corner heading to Putney. (originally on The Strand opposite Somerset House) |
| Date erected | 1 March 1904 |
| Comments | This trough was the gift of Mr. R.Hanbury M.P. and was originally (November 1878) located on The Strand by Somerset House. It was moved to the south-east corner of Wimbledon Common on 1-March-1904. Although this trough was moved from one district to another it was not re-allocated a new MDFCTA number. Robert Hanbury (1845-1903) was MP for Tamworth and later for Preston, 1885-1903. In the 1890s he lived at Sidney Lodge, Parkside. The trough is adjacent to this fountain. A photo of the trough and fountain in their original location, in the Strand near to St. Mary-le-Strand church, can be found on page 166 of Lost London 1870-1945, Philip Davies (English Heritage). |