Benfleet
& CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION
IN COMMEMORATION
OF THE CORONATION OF KING GEORGE V
| |
|---|---|
| Location | South-West corner of Benfleet High Road and Jotmans Lane. |
| Side inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
| Side inscription | 1911 IN COMMEMORATION OF THE CORONATION OF KING GEORGE V |
| Front inscription | |
| End inscription | |
| MDFCTA number | 1897 |
| Type and size | Trough 1d 9ft 6in granolithic (red) |
| Original location | Essex County. Benfleet |
| Date erected | 13 March 1912 |
| Comments | Originally located in Benfleet High Street. Relocated to outside cemetery. Some MDFCTA records mistakenly describe this trough as 9ft 6in. The gift of the association and local subscription of £6.1.0. One of a number of troughs erected to commemorate the coronation of King George V. This is one example of a trough made from red granolithic. |