Buckingham
CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION LONDON
AND DONATIONS PER
MISS MOORSOM & MRS. G.RAIKES 1908
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| Location | The trough is on the west side of the pedestrian path on the south side of Cornwalls Meadow. |
| Side inscription | ERECTED BY THE CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION LONDON AND DONATIONS PER MISS MOORSOM & MRS. G.RAIKES 1908 |
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| MDFCTA number | 1756 |
| Type and size | Trough 1d 9ft 6in granite |
| Original location | Buckinghamshire. Buckingham |
| Date erected | 18 July 1908 |
| Comments | Near sheep & cattle market at rear of old fair. Erected by association and local subscriptions from Miss Moorsom & Mrs G.Raikes RSPCA at a cost of £68.15.0. The trough was originally situated at the intersection of Station and Chandos Roads outside Buckingham Railway Station. It was moved by the then Mayor of Buckingham, Cllr Edna Dorothy Embleton during the 1970's to its present position. Note that the words "METROPOLITAN" and "DRINKING FOUNTAIN" have been dropped from the Association's title on the inscription. |
| Location-2 | The dog trough is just a few yards away. |
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