Hopton Street

Hopton Street

Location	East side of Hopton Street just north of the corner with Southwark Street.
Side inscription	METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION
Side inscription	METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION
Front inscription	THOU LORD SHALT SAVE BOTH MAN AND BEAST
End inscription	IN MEMORIAM CHARLES KINGSLEY
MDFCTA number	1345 (originally 0847)
Type and size	Trough 1c 9ft 6in granite
Original location	Southwark. Holland Street (originally Fair Street, Southwark)
Date erected	February 1897 (originally July 1882)
Comments	This trough was originally erected, as MDFCTA number [0847], in July 1882 in Fair Street, Southwark opposite the Queen Elizabeth School. It was the gift of Mrs C.K.Kingsley as a memorial to the late Rev. Canon Charles Kingsley. It was removed in July 1896 (and replaced by an 18ft trough) and re-erected in February 1897, as MDFCTA number [1345], in Holland Street. There is some confusion in the MDFCTA records whether this trough is type 1c or 1d but it definitely lacks a fountain head. The phrase "THOU LORD SHALT SAVE BOTH MAN AND BEAST" is from Psalm 36 verse 6.