Ashby-de-la-Zouch

LocationWest side of Station Road just south of the corner with Wilfred Place.
Side inscriptionPRESENTED TO THE TOWN OF ??? (the inscription has been removed)
IN MEMORY OF ONE WHO LOVED ANIMALS.
1893
Side inscription
Front inscription
End inscription
MDFCTA number1289
Type and sizeTrough 1d 9ft 6in granite
Original locationLeicestershire. Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Date erectedMay 1893
CommentsLansworth Road, Granite sent by rail cost defrayed by Miss Kidyer £50. Moved to Station Road. Who was Miss Kidyer? According to the curator of the Ashby museum the name of the town was removed from the inscription during WW2. Ashby was close to several PoW camps. After WW2 a metal plate with the name of the town was subsequently added but this has since been stolen.