Burstow

LocationSouth-East corner of Copthorne Bank and Effingham Road.
Side inscriptionIN MEMORY OF THE MUTE FIDELITY OF THE 400,000 HORSES
KILLED AND WOUNDED AT THE CALL OF THEIR MASTERS
DURING THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR OF 1899-1902
IN A CAUSE OF WHICH THEY KNEW NOTHING
THIS FOUNTAIN IS ERECTED BY A REVERENT FELLOW CREATURE.
Side inscription
Front inscription
End inscriptionW.T
1903
MDFCTA number1585
Type and sizeTrough 1e 6ft 6in granite
Original locationSurrey. Burstow
Date erected24 October 1903
CommentsKeepers Corner Burstow. Erected in memory of the 400 000 horses killed and wounded in the South African War 1899 to 1902. Mr W Tebb, Rede Hall, Burstow. One of many troughs with an inscription that refers to the Boer War. This is also one example of a trough with the fountain head in the centre.