Morden
IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH
ASSOCIATION
MISS JULIETTE RECKITT
1906
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| Location | West side of London Road, just north of the junction with Central Road (as London Road becomes Epsom Road) |
| Side inscription | IN MEMORY OF THE HORSES THAT SUFFERED IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR |
| Side inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
| Front inscription | |
| End inscription | GIFT OF MISS JULIETTE RECKITT 1906 |
| MDFCTA number | 1717 |
| Type and size | Trough 1d 9ft 6in granite |
| Original location | Merton & Morden. Ewell Road, Morden opposite George Inn, Morden. |
| Date erected | 31 December 1906 |
| Comments | Presented by Miss Juliette Reckitt. Cost £60.17.9. Inscription: “In memory of the horses that suffered in the South African War”. When road widened in 1970’s the trough was moved to a site outside the church on London Road. One of many troughs with an inscription that refers to the Boer War. Who was Miss Juliette Reckitt? |