Whitstable
ERECTED IN 1936 BY THE
METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN
& CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION
70 VICTORIA ST. S.W.1.
TO REPLACE THE TROUGH
PRESENTED BY
ARTHUR AND MYRA PINERO
1896
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| Location | On the South-West corner of Canterbury Road (as it becomes Borstall Hill) and Joy Lane. |
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| Front inscription | (At the back side of the fountain head on a metal plate) ERECTED IN 1936 BY THE METROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN & CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION 70 VICTORIA ST. S.W.1. TO REPLACE THE TROUGH PRESENTED BY ARTHUR AND MYRA PINERO 1896 |
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| MDFCTA number | 2713 |
| Type and size | Trough 1g 9ft 6in granolithic |
| Original location | Kent. Whitstable |
| Date erected | 28 October 1936 |
| Comments | Junction Canterbury & Faversham Roads, Tollgate. As per the inscription, this trough is a "modern" replacement for the original trough at this location. The original trough from 1896 does not appear in the MDFCTA records. Note the unusually high fountain head. |