Chesham
& CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION
OF
A FAITHFUL DOG
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| Location | West side of Rue de Houilles in Lowndes Park approx 100 yards south of the park entrance on Park Road. |
| Side inscription | METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION |
| Side inscription | |
| Front inscription | |
| End inscription | IN LOVING MEMORY OF A FAITHFUL DOG |
| MDFCTA number | 1806 |
| Type and size | Trough 1c 9ft 6in granite |
| Original location | Buckinghamshire. Chesham |
| Date erected | 3 September 1909 |
| Comments | Paid for half by assoc and half by sums collected by “Peter” Miss Westerby's dog £44.0.0. Association. The trough was initially installed in Chesham Broadway, where the Town Pump had stood. The trough was used for providing water for cattle, horses & traction engines. Later, the trough was located at the Pound in Red Lion St, before being moved to the park at the northern end of the Rue de Houilles, where it is used as a flower bed. |