Tilbury

LocationIn the “V” between Dock Road and Calcutta Road.
Side inscriptionMETROPOLITAN DRINKING FOUNTAIN
& CATTLE TROUGH ASSOCIATION
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MDFCTA number2029
Type and sizeTrough 1d 9ft 6in
Original locationTilbury, Essex. Nr. Docks Station
Date erected3 August 1916
CommentsOriginal location was at the junction of Calcutta & Docks Road. For a period this trough was dismantled and stored at the back of the Thurrock district offices. In September 2010 it was returned to very close to its original location in a small ceremony led by the Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr Anne Cheale, and attended by MP Jackie Doyle-Price, councillors residents and children from a nearby schools.