Leatherhead
MRS BRAYBROOKE OF EASTBOURNE
1905
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| Location | East side of Dorking Road just south of the corner with Church Lane and just north of the corner with St. Mary’s Road. |
| Side inscription | “BE MERCIFUL TO ALL GOD’S CREATURES” |
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| End inscription | PRESENTED BY MRS BRAYBROOKE OF EASTBOURNE 1905 |
| MDFCTA number | 1668 |
| Type and size | Trough 1c 9ft 6in granite |
| Original location | Leatherhead, Surrey. Kingston Road |
| Date erected | April 1905 |
| Comments | Originally at the junction of Bull Hill and Kingston Road. Presented by Mrs. Braybrooke of Eastbourne 1905. Inscription: “Be merciful to all God’s creatures”. Costs £45.0.0. The trough originally stood on the site of the old Bradmere Pond at the foot of Park Rise in the Kingston Road. [It has now moved again to near the bus stop in front of the church]. When the pond was filled in around 1905 a Mrs. Braybrooke of Eastbourne donated the trough for horses to drink from. She was a founder member of the Anti-Vivisection League and a fervent supporter of the RSPCA, but had no known connections with Leatherhead. The trough was removed probably during the 1930s It was then for many years in the garden of 1 Vale Lodge. The trough was moved to Orchardleigh but the family of the owner offered it back to the Council who have placed it in its present position. |